Vietnamese, Korean musicians to host concert in Da Lat
Musicians from the Daegu International Symphony Orchestra will join Vietnamese artists in the Vietnam – Korea Musical Exchange Concert on March 21 in Lam Dong Province’s Xuan Huong – Da Lat Ward.
The concert will highlight celebrated classic works, including The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires, a set of four tango compositions written by Argentinian composer Astor Piazzolla, and Hungarian Dance No. 4 by German composer Johannes Brahms.
The programme will also include popular pieces such as O Sole Mio, Bésame Mucho, Arirang, and Vietnamese folk song Bèo Dạt Mây Trôi (Floating Water Ferns and Wandering Clouds).
The performance will feature seven members of the Daegu International Symphony Orchestra, and leading musicians from HCM City, including violinist Le Minh Hien, violist Pham Vu Thien Bao, pianist Nguyen Duc Anh, and Korean pianist Yu Sun Young.
Hien is a graduate of The Tasmanian Conservatorium of Music, Australia, while Bao holds a master's degree from the Paris National Conservatory of Music, France.
Anh earned a master’s degree at Freiburg Conservatory of Music in Germany, while Sun Young holds a Master’s and Doctoral degrees from the University of Kansas, the US.
The exchange concert is organised by the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Phố Bên Đồi Creative Studio, UNESCO Office in Vietnam and Daegu Metropolitan City Representative Office in HCM City.
The event is part of the Republic of Korea’s annual cultural exchange programme, which strengthens artistic dialogue and cultural connections across Asia. Both Daegu and Da Lat are members of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network in the field of Music.
The programme also aims to position Da Lat as a destination for international classical music events.
The concert will begin at 7pm at Hoa Binh Theatre.
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