A musical work celebrating victory in Dien Bien Phu battle by composerNguyen Thien Dao will premier in a concert at Ha Noi Opera House on May 7and 8.
Composer Dao exclusively wrote the piece titled"Rendezvous Symphony" for the Vietnam National Symphony and Orchestra(VNSO) to mark the 60th anniversary of Dien Bien Phu Victory, whichfalls on May 7.
The symphony comprises four chapters: Rong Tien(Fairy Dragon), Tinh Ca (Love Music), Thoi No Le (Slavery), and Diem Hen(Rendezvous). The composition is about 25 minutes long.
The workis one of the two latest productions by Dao who is a French-Vietnamesecomposer. Born in Hanoi in 1940, Dao moved to France and receivedrigorous western education. He is known by his works, which have astrong influence of Vietnamese style.
He has composed over 93musical works in symphony and opera. He has won many awards includingAndre Caplet Prize by France's Academy of Fine Arts.
Two symphonies, such as Poem by Ernest Chausson and Symphony No3 by Beethoven will be performed in the concert.
Theconcert will feature musicians from the VNSO, including violin virtuosoBui Cong Duy. Since the age of 5, Duy started learning to play violinfrom his father. He studied in Glinka Music College, Novosibirsk city,Russia.
He is the first Vietnamese to win the first prize at theTchaikovsky International music contest in Saint Peterbourg, Russia. Healso won the first prize and was bestowed the award for the bestperformance of J.S Bach at the Demidov International music contest inEkaterinburg, Russia. At the contest, Duy was conferred the title AsianPride.
The concert will be conducted by Japanese Tetsuji Honna.-VNA
Composer Dao exclusively wrote the piece titled"Rendezvous Symphony" for the Vietnam National Symphony and Orchestra(VNSO) to mark the 60th anniversary of Dien Bien Phu Victory, whichfalls on May 7.
The symphony comprises four chapters: Rong Tien(Fairy Dragon), Tinh Ca (Love Music), Thoi No Le (Slavery), and Diem Hen(Rendezvous). The composition is about 25 minutes long.
The workis one of the two latest productions by Dao who is a French-Vietnamesecomposer. Born in Hanoi in 1940, Dao moved to France and receivedrigorous western education. He is known by his works, which have astrong influence of Vietnamese style.
He has composed over 93musical works in symphony and opera. He has won many awards includingAndre Caplet Prize by France's Academy of Fine Arts.
Two symphonies, such as Poem by Ernest Chausson and Symphony No3 by Beethoven will be performed in the concert.
Theconcert will feature musicians from the VNSO, including violin virtuosoBui Cong Duy. Since the age of 5, Duy started learning to play violinfrom his father. He studied in Glinka Music College, Novosibirsk city,Russia.
He is the first Vietnamese to win the first prize at theTchaikovsky International music contest in Saint Peterbourg, Russia. Healso won the first prize and was bestowed the award for the bestperformance of J.S Bach at the Demidov International music contest inEkaterinburg, Russia. At the contest, Duy was conferred the title AsianPride.
The concert will be conducted by Japanese Tetsuji Honna.-VNA
