Violinist Matsuda will perform at V-Concert: Happy New Year
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The concert, entitled V-Concert:
Happy New Year, will be crossover played by VNSO musicians under the baton
of conductor Tetsuji Honna and guest violinist Lina Matsuda."There are
many culture events including population concerts being held on holidays, but
few classical concerts," said concert organiser Nguyen Kim Trung, Director
of the Vietnam Digital Television (VTC).
"We want to hold a high-end music show which will honour and bring
symphony music closer to audiences. We also hope V-Concert: New
Year will become annual favourite music event".
The first part will be Vietnamese pieces, opening with musician Do Kien Cuong’s
piece Happy New Year. The opening piece will provide a joyful
atmosphere full of energy. The other pieces include Nguyen Dinh Long’s Bai
Ca Que Huong (Motherland Song) and Le Quang’s To
Quoc (Fatherland).
Two folk pieces Trong Com (Cylindrical Drum) from the north of
Vietnam and Mua Roi (Falling Rain) from Kho Mu ethnic are arranged
for the orchestra by musicians Do Hong Quan and Dang Huu Phuc.
Singers Dang Duong and Dinh Trang will perform Vietnamese arias and opera
extracts in the first part.
V-Concert: Happy New Year will perform world master pieces, such
as Voice of Spring by Johann Strauss II; Symphony No.5 by
Beethoven; Alleluja by Mozart and others by Shostakovich, Gioacchino
Rossini, and Johannes Brahms.
Audiences will see a performance by violinist Matsuda. She was youngest-ever
first-prize winner at the 10th Japan Mozart Competition in 2001. Matsuda
completed the soloist diploma course at Toho Gakuen School of Music in Tokyo
and graduated at Nuremberg University of Music in 2006.
She gave her first solo recital in 1999. She has won many prizes, including
first prize at the 73rd Japan Music Competition; the Akiyoshidai Music Academy
Award, and 2013 Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Music Award.
Conductor Honna has performed with many orchestras including Hungary
Philharmonic States, Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, Brno Philharmonic
Orchestra and Romanio Radio Chamber before he became principal conductor and
music director of VNSO.
Founded in 1959, VNSO gives almost 60 concerts a year, with a repertoire
ranging from classical to romantic and contemporary music. The orchestra has
performed in the United States, Italy and Japan.
"Happy New Year concert has been being warmly received and become one of
the most expectation events in western countries," said Nguyen Tri Dung,
VNSO Director. "V-Concert: Happy New Year will be a replica of
Happy New Year concert in Viena playing Vietnamese and world master
pieces."
The concert will begin at 8pm and broadcast live on VTC.
Source: VNA
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