Posts Tagged ‘ music ’

French artist to host solo piano concert in Hanoi 

January 18, 2012
French artist to host solo piano concert in Hanoi 

  A solo piano concert by talented French pianist Marie Vermeulin will take place at L’Espace in Hanoi at 8 p.m. on February 9. Vermeulin, won the 2nd Prize at the International Olivier Messiaen in 2007 as well as the Contest Maria Canals de Barcelona in 2006 and has frequently been invited to perform on [...]

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Competition necessary to develop the arts 

December 31, 2011
Competition necessary to develop the arts 

   The Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra plays at a concert in Hanoi last February Graham Sutcliffe, who has been living in Vietnam for 20 years, is now conductor of the Vietnam National Opera Ballet. Previously, he was the conductor of the Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra in Hanoi and also worked in Ho Chi Minh City. [...]

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Italian artist to feature mouth harp in Hanoi 

December 22, 2011
Italian artist to feature mouth harp in Hanoi 

Italian mouth harp artist Mathias Esnault. A music night of mouth harp by Italian artist Mathias Esnault will take place at the Hanoi Cinematheque at 8:30 p.m. on December 19, according to an announcement on his private web site. Mathias Esnault, 28, is a mouth harp virtuoso and a passionate collector, who plays and learns how [...]

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A luala diary 

December 20, 2011
A luala diary 

  Outdoor classical music concerts reach out to the man on the street A Luala outdoor Concert on 61 Ly Thai To Street, Hanoi on a Saturday morning is a rare sight in the city, and the artists have gathered a curious crowd that soon swells into more than a hundred people Week 1: 3 [...]

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Shoppers dance with the butchers in Vietnam market 

December 20, 2011
Shoppers dance with the butchers in Vietnam market 

  Butchers and customers dance as morning exercise at Nghe An Province’s Ben Thuy Market.   Small traders at a market in north-central Vietnam have managed to lose weight after opening a dance club around and even on their stalls.   Market-goers at Ben Thuy Market in Nghe An Province’s Vinh Town have humorously call the [...]

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Int'l artists to feature Vietnam FAME festival 

December 11, 2011
Int'l artists to feature Vietnam FAME festival 

  A special festival of FAME – Fashion, Arts, Music & Entertainment will take place in Ho Chi Minh City’s Binh An Village from 4 p.m. on December 10 to 4 a.m. on December 11 to celebrate the 4th year anniversary of dOSe in Vietnam. dOSe is a series of music dance party in Asia [...]

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Guitarist Kim Chung to perform live in HCMC 

December 9, 2011
Guitarist Kim Chung to perform live in HCMC 

Guitarist Kim Chung   A solo guitar classic show by talented female guitarist Kim Chung will take place at the Ho Chi Minh City Conservatory of Music on December 10 to celebrate its 55th birthday anniversary. Chung, who is known for her unceasing efforts playing the instrument when she was 11 with her short fingers, [...]

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Online shops scam women with breast-enhancing ringtones 

December 6, 2011
Online shops scam women with breast-enhancing ringtones 

An image from a website advertising ringtones that claim to increase women's breast size Dozens of websites have duped women into believing the size of their breasts will be enlarged by listening to particular ringtones.   Farfetched as it sounds, the scam has reeled in many impressionable Ho Chi Minh City women, thrilled by the prospects [...]

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Vietnamese violinist enchants Filipino audience 

November 18, 2011
Vietnamese violinist enchants Filipino audience 

Vietnamese violinist Bui Cong Duy performed at the concert in Manila, the Philippines, on Nov 11. Vietnamese talented violinist Bui Cong Duy made a successful debut at the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) in Manila, the Philippines, on November 11. Under the baton of Korean conductor Lee Joon Jae and the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra, [...]

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He came, he saw, he was conquered 

November 16, 2011
He came, he saw, he was conquered 

  American student’s singing ambitions rekindled by the sound of Vietnamese Singing and teaching in Vietnam has not made Kyle Cochran (aka Kyo York) rich, but his life is better than ever. Photo courtesy of Kyo York When he first set foot in the Mekong Delta as a volunteer to teach English under a Princeton [...]

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Vietnam, Cuba foreign ministries to bolster ties

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Vietnam’s top diplomat has affirmed that the Foreign Ministry will closely cooperate with its Cuban counterpart to implement the agreements reached by the two...