Sep
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Norway legend leads VNSO
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VietNamNet Bridge – A night of classical and modern pieces will feature the Viet Nam National Symphony and Orchestra (VNSO) playing under the baton of Norwegian conductor Terje Mikkelsen tonight, Sept 25.
The concert will be the first time the conductor has worked with the VNSO. They will play pieces by classical composers such as Johan Svendsen, Tchaikovsky, Max Bruch, and contemporary Vietnamese composer Vu Nhat Tan.
Mikkelsen has been described by reviewers as "immensely compelling and dramatically powerful", and his control of sound, balance and textures as "masterly".
Mikkelsen graduated from the Norwegian State Music Academy, and then he studied and received his diploma in orchestral conducting from the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki.
He has made 50 recordings with orchestras such as the Latvian National Orchestra, the Ukrainian National Orchestra, and the Lithuanian National Orchestra, and worked at key positions with orchestras around the world.
For his first performance in Ha Noi, Mikkelsen will lead the VNSO to a play new piece titled Ha Noi, Ha Noi... and Ha Noi, by composer Tan.
"It is a plentiful musical piece and an unique combination of piano and percussion," said the conductor after his first rehearsal with the musicians last week.
"The piece is not quite modern work but it is composed with different colours of music. Tan composed the piece for the VNSO. It is very interesting," the conductor said.
The score will be 15 minutes long and not divided into movements. "Ha Noi, Ha Noi... and Ha Noi is a self-reflection of the common daily activities and sounds of personal feelings for the city in which I was born and bred," said Tan.
The city is expanding, more crowded and complex than the place the composer remembers from his childhood.
The score is typically characterised by its overlapping and intertwining melodies and orchestration, creating a bunk of sounds in which a romantic piano melody can be heard against the noisy background of other instruments.
"Such is dedicated to describing Ha Noi," Tan said.
The VNSO will also play the piece Norwegian Artists' Carnival composed by Johan Svendsen (1840 -1911) for the first time. The composer was the first Norwegian symphonic composer, as well as one of the leading conductors of his day.
The work is in standard rondo form and has three main themes, all of them in major keys, including a Norwegian and an Italian folk tunes, as well as a popular Norwegian wedding dance.
Both as a composer and a conductor, Svendsen contributed to setting a new standard as regards the potential of the orchestra. He laid the groundwork for a Norwegian symphonic tradition, and a number of his works will go down as classics in Norwegian music history.
The concert will feature musicians from the VNSO with a solo violin performance by Bui Cong Duy.
Performances will take place tonight and tomorrow night at 8pm at the Ha Noi Opera House.
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Sep
26
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Buffalo fighting festival 2012 attracts over 30,000 visitors
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(CPV) - The final round of the Do Son buffalo fighting festival 2012 in Do Son district of the northern port city of Hai Phong on September 24 attracted thousands of local people and tourists.
The festival this year saw competition among 16 buffaloes selected from qualifying rounds at ward and district levels.
After 15 matches with impressive performances, fighting buffalo No. 25 of Mr. Le Van Duy from Van Son ward became the champion. Fighting buffalo No. 01 of Mr. Dang Van Huu from Minh Duc ward came in second, and fighting buffalo No. 11 of Mr. Luu Dinh Vo from Van Huong ward came in third.
After the festival, both the winning and losing buffaloes are killed in a worship ceremony and their meat is divided to everybody.
This year’s festival attracted over 30,000 local people and visitors to Do Son district.
The traditional festival, held annually on the ninth day of the eighth lunar month, demonstrates the martial spirit of the people of Vietnam and is also a potential tourism draw./.
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Sep
26
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Hanoi to host German Oktoberfest 2012
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(CPV) – The German Oktoberfest 2012 will be held at the Hanoi-based Cung Xuan event center (No 1 Vo Thi Sau street, Hai Ba Trung district) on October 19-20, offering visitors the chance to wear traditional German clothes and drink premium imported draught beer.
Beginning from 6pm, participants can taste outstanding delicious German foods served by chefs from the Movenpick Hotel including sausages, traditional pretzels and a bountiful buffet of all Bavarian dishes. Besides, they will listen to one of the most popular Bavarian folk music band “The Gaudiblonsn” from Munich.
This year’s Germany largest cultural event is a platform to meet people from many nations and cultures, and contribute to build a strong bridge of friendship between nations.
This is the fourth time Hanoi has hosted such an event, sponsored by the German Embassy in Vietnam and the German Business Association (GBA). Organizers are expected to attract more than 2,000 visitors.
The world’s largest beer festival was launched in Munich on September 22. It will also be organized in various countries worldwide.
Tickets are available at 1,050,000 VND for GBA non-member and 950,000 VND for GBA member and order more than 10 tickets (for 18 years and older)./.
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40th anniversary of Canada - Vietnam relationship logo competition
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26/09/2012 08:48:32
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Vietnamese artist wins recognition at Chopin Competition
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26/09/2012 08:36:11
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‘Happy Feet Slipper Race’ comes to Vietnam
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25/09/2012 10:59:23
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Rung returns with eternal beauty of Eva
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25/09/2012 10:34:31
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War wounds
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25/09/2012 10:29:10
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Schumann, Alpers return to capital
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25/09/2012 10:24:49
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Province cracks down on tourist ripoffs
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25/09/2012 10:16:43
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Nha Dai of E De ethnic people
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25/09/2012 10:06:52
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Discovering the beauty of the northern provinces by motorbike
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25/09/2012 10:00:58
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