Vietnamese pianist Dang Thai Son and Korean Orchestra hit the right note in Hanoi
Thứ Tư, 16/01/2019, 17:14
Famous Vietnamese pianist Dang Thai Son on January 14 shared the stage with the Korean Symphony Orchestra at a concert featuring musicians of South Korea and Vietnam at the Hanoi Opera House.
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| Vietnamese pianist Dang Thai Son on January 14's night performed with the Korean Symphony Orchestra at a concert in the Hanoi Opera House. This was the first time Son performs with the orchestra from the Republic of Korea (RoK) under the leadership of conductor Chi-Yong Chung. |
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| Son is Vietnam’s world-renowned concert pianist who was the first Asian to win first prize and the gold medal at the X Warsaw International Chopin Piano Competition in 1980. |
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| The concert entitled Korea – Vietnam New Year Concert was a mix of master pieces and Korean folk music. The master will be Piano Concerto by Norwegian Edvard Grieg and Radetzky March by J. Strauss I and opera extracts Pace, pace mio Dio from La Forza Del Destino by Verdi; Overture from Die Fledermaus by J. Strauss II and Russian Dance from The Nutcracker by Tchaikovsky. |
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| Conductor Chung is music director and principal conductor at Korean Symphony Orchestra. He used to be Chairman of the Korean Conductors’ Association and has performed as guest conductor with many orchestras in the world such as Radio Symphony of Leipzig, Russian Philharmonic and Michigan State Symphony. |
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| The conductor also receives Austrian Culture Ministry Award and Music Association of Korean. |
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| The Korean Symphony Orchestra has been working to elevate its standing since it started in 1985. For the past 30 years the orchestra has more than 90 performances each year both domestically and abroad. |
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| The concert was the first event held Vietnam by the Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in coordination with the Korean embassy. |
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| The concert kicks off a wide range of cultural and art exchange activities between the two countries during the year. |
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| The Korean Symphony Orchestra performs at the Hanoi Opera House. |
