Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Three students from the Việt Nam Music Academy have won two golds and one silver at the 6th Asia-Pacific Arts Festival in Singapore. Đặng Khánh Linh performed Panis Angelicus in her opera style soprano voice, wowing the crowd before she even started singing with her specially designed dress last week. Her performance was highly appreciated for her good music sense, confident style and appearance, winning her gold. Phạm Yến Nhi showed off her mezzo soprano voice with a performance of Amor Preparami by Alessandro Scarlatti, but missed a few key notes that meant she had to settle for silver. Phương Nga, deputy head of the academy’s Vocal Faculty said she was disappointed Nhi did not win gold. “If she had been more confident she may have won the gold because her voice is very rare,” Nga said. Nga has trained the two students since they entered the acamedy. “Khánh Linh … [Read more...] about VN students win prizes at Asia Pacific Arts Festival
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VN choreographer wins prizes at Copenhagen contest
Hoàng Ngọc Tú (second from the left) at the Copenhagen International Choreography Competition. — Photo Courtesy of Hoàng Ngọc TúViet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Vietnamese artist Hoàng Ngọc Tú has won three prizes at the recent Copenhagen International Choreography Competition. He won the third Prize for Young Choreographer, Audience Vote Prize and Production Prize. The first prizes went to Zigan Krajncan and Gasper Kunsek from Slovenia while the second prize was given to Luca Signoretti from Italy. Tú performed a dance titled Trial as his own experiment in contemporary dancing. Tú graduated from the Faculty of Ballet at the Việt Nam Dance College in 2006. This is the first time he has taken part in a contemporary dancing contest. Born in Hà Nội, after gradating from the college, he worked as a dancer at the Việt Nam National Opera Ballet. Since 2007, he has continued to work at various … [Read more...] about VN choreographer wins prizes at Copenhagen contest
Vietnamese students win prizes at international science contest
The winners welcomed home Le Tuyet Quynh Anh and Pham Thi Minh Hue from Tran Phu High School for Gifted Students in the northern port city of Hai Phong claimed the third prize for their research project on the development of bacteriophage treatment which offers a possible alternative to conventional antibiotic treatment for bacterial infection. This project also won the first prize at a national science technology competition for students in the 2017 - 2018 academic year. Meanwhile, Le Ha Khoa and Nguyen Phuong Nam from Nguyen Hue High School for Gifted Students in Hanoi received a consolation prize for their study on concentration of urine neurotransmitters of Dopaminergic and Serotonergic system and the relationship to behavioral disorders in patients with online game addiction. Inter ISEF 2018, hosted by the US from May 13 to 18, attracted 1,793 students from 79 countries and territories with 1,401 projects. The Vietnamese delegation brought eight projects to the competition … [Read more...] about Vietnamese students win prizes at international science contest
Vietnamese students win prizes at int’l science contest in US
Le Tuyet Quynh Anh and Pham Thi Minh Hue from Tran Phu High School for Gifted Students in the northern port city of Hai Phong claimed the third prize for their research project on the development of bacteriophage treatment which offers a possible alternative to conventional antibiotic treatment for bacterial infection. Their project named “Novel Bacteriophage Lysin: A Solution for Antibiotic Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infection in Vietnam” had won the first prize at a national science technology competition for students in the 2017-2018 academic year. Meanwhile, Le Ha Khoa and Nguyen Phuong Nam from Nguyen Hue High School for Gifted Students in Hanoi received a Certificate of Honorable Mention for their study on concentration of urine neurotransmitters of Dopaminergic and Serotonergic system and the relationship to behavioral disorders in patients with online game addiction. Intel ISEF is the world’s largest pre-college science competition which aims to promote … [Read more...] about Vietnamese students win prizes at int’l science contest in US
Vietnamese pianist wins prize in Italian music contest
“I am very happy to share a good news about my European trip this time. I was awarded the second prize in the Oleggio International Piano Competition in Italy last night! I am very grateful to my family, teachers and friends for all their sincere support. Thank you very much!” Quang wrote on his Facebook page. Popular Vietnamese pianist Luu Hong Quang (centre) wins the second prize at the Oleggio International Piano Competition The first edition of the competition attracted 80 contestants aged 18-37. After the qualifying round based on the contestants’ video clips, the jury chose 30 contestants for the final round, who were winners of various international contests, from Russia, Italy, France, Ukraine, Japan, China and Vietnam. Each contestant had to pass two further rounds. The first round was for 20 minutes. Six contestants from the first round were selected for the second round, in which the contestants had to play for 50 minutes. Quang played S. … [Read more...] about Vietnamese pianist wins prize in Italian music contest