The world4 renowned flautist Andrea Griminelli will give a performance, accompanied by Irene Veneziano at the piano, at the 12 annual Hennessy Concert Series which will be organized at the Hanoi Opera House on May 30.Andrea Griminelli will give a program largely inspired by the opera of his native Italy. With the collaboration of pianist Irene Veneziano, he will perform fantasies and paraphrases based on the themes from Italian operas, German song cycle, as well as a taste of the folk music tradition from North America via the sounds of Bohemia. Particularly, both artists will play a piece by Vietnamese composer Nguyen Phuc Linh titled ‘Dat Phuong Nam’ (The Southern Land) for flute and piano. Starting to play the flute at the age of ten and studied at the Paris Conservatory, Andrea Griminelli has won music competitions in Stresa and Lessandria, Italy. In 1983 and 1984, he was awarded the prestigious Prix de Paris.Andrea Griminelli has performed in Europe, Japan, South … [Read more...] about World-known flautist to perform in 12th Hennessy Concert Series
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Australia finds wreck of first Allied submarine to sink in World War One
SYDNEY, Dec 21 -- Australia has discovered the wreck of its first submarine off the coast of Papua New Guinea, authorities said on Thursday, resolving one of the country's oldest naval mysteries after more than a century.The submarine, AE-1, was the first Allied vessel to sink during World War One, while patrolling for German warships in 1914, in circumstances that have never been established.The Australian Navy and several private bodies found the final resting place of the vessel's 35 crew on their 13th attempt, Defence Minister Marise Payne told media.The submarine's disappearance "was a tragedy for our then fledgling nation," Payne said, adding that a small commemorative service was held aboard the survey ship that found the wreck and authorities were trying to contact the crew's descendants."It is my hope that what we have done in the last couple of days will now provide relief to the family and descendants of all of those members," said navy chief Vice Admiral Timmy Barrett, … [Read more...] about Australia finds wreck of first Allied submarine to sink in World War One
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SYDNEY, Dec 21 -- Australia has discovered the wreck of its first submarine off the coast of Papua New Guinea, authorities said on Thursday, resolving one of the country's oldest naval mysteries after more than a century.The submarine, AE-1, was the first Allied vessel to sink during World War One, while patrolling for German warships in 1914, in circumstances that have never been established.The Australian Navy and several private bodies found the final resting place of the vessel's 35 crew on their 13th attempt, Defence Minister Marise Payne told media.The submarine's disappearance "was a tragedy for our then fledgling nation," Payne said, adding that a small commemorative service was held aboard the survey ship that found the wreck and authorities were trying to contact the crew's descendants."It is my hope that what we have done in the last couple of days will now provide relief to the family and descendants of all of those members," said navy chief Vice Admiral Timmy Barrett, … [Read more...] about Australia finds wreck of first Allied submarine to sink in World War One Info Alert Alert Chia sẻ bài viết qua e-mail
World Heritage Committee to inscribe new sites on UNESCO’s list
The World Heritage Committee will consider inscribing new sites on UNESCO's World Heritage List when it gathers states parties in Brazil, from 25 July to 3 August, according to a Tuesday statement by the Paris-based UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. The 34th session of the World Heritage Committee in the capital Brasilia will see presentation of candidate properties by 35 States Parties to the World Heritage Convention. Thirty-two new properties in total were submitted for inscription on the World Heritage List this year: 6 natural, 24 cultural and 2 mixed (both natural and cultural) properties, including four transnational nominations. China's Danxia is among the natural properties submitted for the inscription at the committee. The committee will also review the state of conservation of the 31 World Heritage properties inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger. If needed, any threatened enlisted property is possible to be added to the "in danger" list … [Read more...] about World Heritage Committee to inscribe new sites on UNESCO’s list
VN beauty named in world’s top 10
She's a winner: Tran Thi Huong Giang won a special award for the Sexiest by Popular Demand poll organised by GlobalBeauties.com. — File Photo HA NOI — Vietnamese model Tran Thi Huong Giang won a special award for Sexiest by Popular Demand and is one of the ten hottest beauties on the planet, according to GlobalBeauties.com. She won 26 per cent of 12,000 votes from people across the world in the website's poll. Giang is among the 10 sexiest women alive together with Miss Earth Philippines, Miss World Gibraltar, Miss World Panama, Miss World Mexico, Miss Universe Australia, Miss Earth Brazil, Miss World Barbados and Miss Tourism Queen Altai Republic. "When I came in the top 20, I was really surprised because it is not easy to do well at international polls held by Global Beauties," Giang said. "I am really satisfied." Giang, 22, a professional model, is 1.8m in height and measures 86-61-92. She won the Miss Hai Duong title in a local contest in 2006 and was the second … [Read more...] about VN beauty named in world’s top 10