The 'Asia Youth Orchestra' will perform at the Hanoi Opera House on August 15 and 18 under the baton of conductor James Judd Richard Pontzious. The orchestra will present classical masterpieces, including Carmen Fantasy by Sarasate, Symphony No. 4 by Tchaikovsky, Carnival Overture and Symphony No. 2 by Rachmaninoff. American violinist Stefan Jackiw, recognized as one of his generation's most significant artists, will captivate audiences with his impeccable technique. He has previously performed with symphony orchestras of Boston, Chicago, Philadelphia, Toronto, Pittsburg, Cleveland, Baltimore, San Francisco, Minnesota and New York Philharmonic and also toured with the Asian Youth Orchestra in 2006 and the London Philharmonic in 2010. The 'Asia Youth Orchestra' comprises of 100 musicians aged 17 to 28 chosen by auditions held annually from amongst the best music students in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. … [Read more...] about Youth Orchestra to weave magic in VN
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EVENTS SCHEDULED FOR DEC. 15-31 (daily updated)
A Talk by Prof Nora A. Taylor Sun 30 Dec 2012, 6 pm Manzi Art Space 14 Phan Huy Ich, Hanoi Come to attend a talk by Prof. Nora A. Taylor: Artists in Hanoi from 1992-2012: A view onto Vietnamese Art History from the Perspective of an Outsider". Nora A. Taylor is a Chicago-based art historian of modern and contemporary Vietnamese art and professor of Southeast Asian Art History at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She has taugh at the Arizona State University, University of California, Los Angeles and the National University of Singapore. Having lived and researched in Vietnam for 20 years, she speaks fluent Vietnamese and writes intesively on both modern and contemporary Vietnamese art. She is the author of Painters in Hanoi: An Ethnography of Vietnamese Art and editor of Studies in Southeast Asian Art: Essays in Honor of Stanley O'Connor, as well as numerous articles and essays. She has curated various exhibitions including Changing Identity: Recent Work by Women Artists … [Read more...] about EVENTS SCHEDULED FOR DEC. 15-31 (daily updated)
EVENTS SCHEDULED FOR NOV. 15-30 (daily updated)
Screening of "Little Nicolas" Fri 30 Nov 2012, 8 pm L'Espace 24 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội You are invited to the film screening of "Little Nicolas" (France, 2010, 90 minutes) of director Laurent Tirard. The film has been nominated for the César Award 2010 for the Best Adapted Screenplay for Laurent Tirard, Grégoire Vigneron. For more information, see below: Film's synopsis: Nicolas has a happy existence, parents who love him, a great group of friends with whom he has great fun, and all he wants is that nothing to changes. However, one day, he overhears a conversation that leads him to believe that his life might change forever, his mother is pregnant!. He panics and envisions the worst. … [Read more...] about EVENTS SCHEDULED FOR NOV. 15-30 (daily updated)
EVENTS SCHEDULED FOR AUGUST 15-31 (daily updated)
Screening of "La Fille de Monaco" Fri 16 Aug 2013, 8 pm L'Espace 24 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội You are invited to the film screening "La Fille de Monaco" ("The girl from Monaco", France, 2008, 95 mins) directed by Anne Fontaine. According to Le Parisien, a French daily newspaper "Using tragicomic mode, Anne Fontaine offers a brilliant variation about human desire and the relationship between people and their sexuality. A feast for the eyes as well as for the mind." Language: French with Vietnamese subtitle. For more information about synopsis, please see L'Espace website (in French) or refer to the Vietnamese version of this post. Tickets: Ticket price: 20 000 VND Special price for members of L'Espace and students: 10 000 VND Tickets are available at L'Espace. Concert "Mozart Cycle III" 21 and 22 Aug 2013, 8 pm L'Espace 24 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội You are invited to the concert "Mozart Cycle III" at L'Espace. This is the third collaboration between The Vietnam National Symphony … [Read more...] about EVENTS SCHEDULED FOR AUGUST 15-31 (daily updated)
EVENTS SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 1-15 (daily updated)
Concert with Conductor Jan Stulen Sun 09 Jun 2013, 8 pm HCMC Opera House No. 7 Lam Son Square, D.1, HCMC In this wonderful concert, conductor Jan Stulen and many artists from HCMC Ballet Symphony Orchestra (HBSO) will introduce Symphony No. 1 of German composer Johannes Brahms and some famous arias from operas of F.Lehar, W.A.Mozart, V.Bellini… The performance also involves Korean artists For Hae Ryong as vocalist. For more information about the program, you can see below: Program Part I: Hendrik Andriessen "Variations and fugue on the theme of Kuhnau" for Strings Đàm Thanh Bird bringing good news Vincenzo Bellini "Eccomi in lieta vesta" from the Opera "I Capuleti e I Montecchi" Franz Lehar "Meine lippen sie kussen so heiss" from the operetta "Giuditta" Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart "Parto ma tu ben mio" from the opera "La Clemenza di Tito" Part II: Johannes Brahms Symphony No.1 in C minor, op.68 About Conductor Jan Stulen Jan Stulen was born in 1942 in Amsterdam, where he … [Read more...] about EVENTS SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 1-15 (daily updated)