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Under the baton of conductor Marin, musicians from the Vietnam National Symphony and Orchestra (VNSO) will play Concerto for Violin by Jean Sibelius; The Girl from Arles’s Suite No1 and No2 by Georges Bizet and A Day in Ciboure by Eric Dartel.
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| A concert performance by French conductor Nathalie Marin, soloist Vu Viet Chuong and the Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra will take place at the Hanoi Opera House on December 15. |
The piece by French composer Dartel will be premiering at the concert. The composer finished the piece a few months ago to commemorate composer Maurice Ravel, who was born in the city of Ciboure in southwestern France.
Marin is one of only a few female conductors in the world. She has dreamed of becoming a conductor since she was a child. She obtained her conducting Masters degree at the Danish Royal Academy in Copenhagen where she was assistant conductor to Michel Tabachnik.
She has been artistic director for orchestras and music festivals such as the National Symphonic Orchestra of Ecuador and the French Ensemble Orchestra de I’Isere.
As guest conductor she has performed with many orchestras in the world, such as the Brussels Philharmonic; Rudolstadt Symphony Orchestra and Voralberg Symphony Orchestra at theatres La Fenice in Venice and Bregenz Festspielhaus, Austria.
She is currently a music director of the Mersin State Opera and Ballet in Turkey.
