A programme featuring wedding costumes and rituals in southern Việt Nam will be held at Salon Saigon on June 22. — Photo from the organiser’s Facebook page A programme featuring wedding costumes and rituals in southern Việt Nam will be held at Salon Saigon on June 22. The event will replicate traditional wedding rituals held between the late 19th century and early 20th century. Traditional costumes and ceremonial music will be introduced during the ceremony. A presentation of southern áo dài will be included. The programme will be presented in both Vietnamese and English. The event will begin at 6pm at 6D Ngô Thời Nhiệm Street in District 3. Early tickets cost VNĐ150,000 at www.ticketbox.vn, while tickets at the door are VNĐ170,000. VNS … [Read more...] about Wedding costumes, rituals in southern VN at Salon Saigon
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Biggest chess tournament in VN opens
The 9th HD Bank International Chess Tournament 2019 features a record number of participants and bonus awards. — VNS Photo Văn ChâuViet Nam News HCM CITY — The 9th HD Bank International Chess Tournament 2019 featuring a record number of participants and bonus awards will be held from March 6-13 in HCM City. A total of more than 300 master chess players from 27 countries and territories have registered to take part in the competition, which offers total prizes of US$60,000, an increase of about US$5,000 compared to last year. As many as 148 participants will compete in the Master’s category for athletes who have Elo ratings (a standard measure for evaluating a player’s strength) of 2,100 for men and 2,000 for women, reflecting their world-class abilities. The rest will take part in the Challenger’s discipline. Việt Nam, as the host, has sent its best roster, including 161 players, to the tournament which will be held at the Rex … [Read more...] about Biggest chess tournament in VN opens
Clarinetist celebrates VN-Netherlands ties
Nice instrument: Dutch clarinetist Leon Bosch, a professor of clarinet at Conservatorium Maastricht, will perform in a concert at the HCM City Opera House on November 11 to celebrate 45 years of diplomatic relations between Việt Nam and the Netherlands Photo courtesy of HBSO Viet Nam News HCM CITY – Dutch clarinetist Leon Bosch will perform in a concert at HCM City’s Opera House on Sunday to celebrate the 45 years of diplomatic relations between Việt Nam and the Netherlands. The event is co-organised by the HCM City Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera (HBSO) and the Consulate General of the Netherlands. Bosch, a professor of clarinet at the Conservatorium Maastricht (Maastricht Academy of Music) in the Netherlands, will open the night with the Clarinet Concerto No. 1 by Spanish film composer Oscar Navarro, who has won many awards for his film scores. Bosch will continue with the Concert Piece No. 2 in D Minor for two Clarinets and Orchestra written by German … [Read more...] about Clarinetist celebrates VN-Netherlands ties
Vietnamese-Australian pianist to celebrate VN-Australia diplomatic ties
Vietnamese-Australian pianist and composer Nguyễn Vân Anh will perform in a Việt Nam – Australia friendship concert at the HCM City Opera House on September 9 to celebrate the 45th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Việt Nam and Australia. — Photo courtesy of HBSOViet Nam News HCM CITY — Vietnamese-Australian pianist and composer Nguyễn Vân Anh will perform in a concert at the HCM City Opera House on Sunday to celebrate the 45th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Việt Nam and Australia. Well-known as Van-Anh Nguyen, Anh will play Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini by Russian composer Sergei Rachmaninov with the HCM City Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera’s (HBSO) symphony orchestra. Born in Sydney in 1987, Anh began studying piano at the age of 15 months with her parents, who are professional musicians. By the age of four, she was accepted into the Young Artists Programme for gifted and talented … [Read more...] about Vietnamese-Australian pianist to celebrate VN-Australia diplomatic ties
HBSO celebrates 45 years of VN-Belgium diplomatic ties
Viet Nam News HCM CITY — The HCM City Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera (HBSO) will host a concert on July 19 at the Opera House to mark 45 years of establishing diplomatic relations between Việt Nam and Belgium. The concert will open with the song Lied of Mignon composed by Belgian conductor Lodewijk Mortelmans with lyrics from the poem Mignon, Kennst du das Land (Mignon, Do You Know the Land) by German writer Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. It will be followed by two excerpts Release and Les Langues de Feu (The Fire of Languages) from Cinq Melodies (Five Melodies), Op 57 by Belgian composer and music educator Joseph Jongen. The songs will be performed by South Korean soprano Cho Hae Ryong, a graduate of Novosibirsk State Conservatory in Russia. Cho is a lecturer of vocal studies at the HCM City Conservatory of Music. Clarinetist Hoàng Ngọc Quân Anh, a new graduate of Maastricht Academy of Music in the Netherlands, will continue the performance with … [Read more...] about HBSO celebrates 45 years of VN-Belgium diplomatic ties