Concert series “Ludwig van Beethoven” to take place in Hanoi

VietNamNet Bridge – On the 245th birthday of composer Ludwig van Beethoven,a four-part concert series will be held at theGoethe-Institut Hanoi, with the participation of renowned musicians Nguyen My Huong and Dao Trung Tuyen.

Nguyen My Huong

Beethoven has brought the Classical form to its highest expressivelevel and he is considered as a pioneer of Romanticism.

With his sonatasfor violin, composed between 1797 and 1812, he was following his rolemodel Mozart, who recognized the violin as an equal partner for thepiano for the first time.

Furthermore, Beethoven’s sonata are known fortheir unconventional modulations and rhythms, which first shocked theaudience, but after a while it was seen as the own course of the greatclassic artist.

Beethoven already enjoyed in his lifetime an outstandingposition: The world premiere of his Sonata No. 10 in G major took placein Vienna at Prince Lobkowitz’s palace and the archduke played thepiano.

Around 200 years later you can experience this completeexceptional music cycle for the first time in Hanoi – an exceedinglyoccasion for lovers of music.

TICKETS

Free tickets are available from Monday 14. September at noon in Goethe-Institut Hanoi, 56-58 Nguyen Thai Hoc Street, Hanoi, for only visitors from the age of 12 and up.

CONCERT SERIES

19 Sep 2015, 8 pm

17 Oct 2015, 8 pm

7 Nov 2015, 8 pm

3 Dec 2015, 8 pm

PROGRAM

19.09.2015

– Sonata No. 2 in A major, Opus 12

– Sonata No. 4 of in A minor, Opus 23

– Sonata No. 8 in G major, Opus 30

17.10.2015

– Sonata No. 7 in C minor , Opus 30

– Sonata No. 10 in G major, Opus 96

07.11.2015

– Sonata No. 1 in D major , Opus 12

– Sonata No. 3 in E-flat major, Opus 12

– Sonata No. 5 in F major, Opus 24

03.12.2015

– Sonata No. 6 in A major, Opus 30

– Sonata No. 9 in A major, Opus 47

Nguyen My Huong studied at Hanoi Art School, VietnamNational Academy of Music with Professor Ngo Van Thanh as well as atthe University of Music and Dramatic Arts in Graz with Professor ThomasZehetmair. Among other prizes she has been awarded with the “YouthTalent Award”. As a member of the Asian Youth Orchestra and the PMFOrchestra she played many concerts abroad and also took part in trainingcourses in Japan, China, Germany, Austria and the USA. Currently,Nguyen My Huong works as a soloist in chamber music concerts withVietnamese and foreign counterparts. She is second violin principal inthe National Symphony Orchestra and teaches at the Vietnam NationalAcademy of Music. Moreover, she has received an offer to beconcertmaster in Hanoi Philharmonic Orchestra.

Dao Trong Tuyen studied with several prestigiouspiano teachers such as Hoang Vinh Huong, Hoang Hoa, Joel Pasquier,Professor Tran Thu Ha and Professor Dang Thai Son. In 2007, he completedhis Doctorate of Music in Piano Performance at the University ofMontreal in Canada. Dao Trong Tuyen won the first prize in the Nationalpiano competition in 1990 and he has played concerts in Canada, Franceand Japan. He has recorded a large number of works for Vietnam NationalTelevision and Vietnam National Radio. He has also performed as asoloist with major orchestras in Vietnam such as Vietnam NationalSymphony Orchestra, Hanoi Philharmonic Orchestra and Vietnam NationalOpera and Ballet Orchestra. At present, Dao Trong Tuyen is a pianoteacher at the Vietnam National Academy of Music.

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Concert series “Ludwig van Beethoven” to take place in Hanoi

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