Over the past few years, he has joined musical activities and projects in Vietnam with the hope of boosting the development of chamber music in Vietnam. Duc Anh spoke to Nhan Dan Weekly to share about his music projects and his arts career. Question: You are one of the co-founders of Maestoso, a group of talented young Vietnamese artists who have studied abroad and share a common hope of promoting classical music in Vietnam. Can you please tell us more about the project? Pianist Luu Duc Anh: Maestoso was established with the hope of contributing to the development of chamber music in Vietnam, while helping young Vietnamese artists to showcase their talent on a professional stage. The project is a joint initiative of four members including conductor Nguyen Phu Son, pianist Nguyen Duc Anh, CEO Duong Vu Minh, and I. All of us are Overseas Vietnamese students who were lucky enough to get access to the world’s cultural and arts essence. We also share a passion of promoting the essence to Vietnamese audiences and passing down knowledge we have learnt to younger generations. What have you done with the project so far? We are accelerating the final preparations for our first programmes and have planned for the next few years. Two programmes are scheduled this December and four others are scheduled for 2018. There are lots of things to do but we believe that we are on the right track. In Maestoso’s operations, we place the highest priority on the… [Read full story]
Young pianist Luu Hong Quang has recently won the second prize of the annual Val Tidone International Music Competitions in the Italian city of Piacenza. He is a new hope for Vietnam’s piano. Young pianist Luu Hong Quang was awarded second prize for gaining 90 points out of a 100 (no contestant received the top prize for 95 points or more). Accordionist Tran Thi Thu Huong won the fourth prize, while talented young pianist Luu Duc Anh was awarded a congratulatory certificate. In January 2006, Quang won a special prize at the Frederick Chopin International Piano Competition in Japan ,…... [read more]
Luu Hong Quang, together with his mentor, People’s Artist Dang Thai Son, is the pride of Vietnam’s classical music sector, as he has earned a lot of the world’s musical prizes, such as first prize at the Chopin Piano Contest and third prize at the Val Tidone International Music Competition, among others. Quang has held that it is not true that you can contribute to the motherland only when you stay in Vietnam. He chose to go out and grow up and make the connection with the world, it is his way to bring Vietnam’s music closer to international audiences.…... [read more]
VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese pianist Luu Duc Anh, a student of Malmo Music Academy in Sweden, has won the first prize at the 6th International Music Competition 2017, in the 19-30 year-old category. The contest, held between May 25 and 28, drew 300 pianists from various countries, including Russia, Germany, China, the US and Norway, who competed across five different age groups. Anh is a post-master student at the Swedish academy and is guided by Prof Hans Palsson. In Viet Nam, he was trained by noted musician Prof Tran Thu Ha and his father, Prof Luu Quang Minh. Born in…... [read more]
Chinese violinist Zhan Shu from the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra will perform at the opening concert on August 7. (Photo: triblive.com) Hanoi (VNA) – Nearly 30 talented classical music artists from Vietnam and the US will gather to present the beauty of Baroque music - a style of European classical music from the years 1600 to 1750 - during the Vietnam Connection Music Festival.Set to take place in HCM City and Hanoi, the festival will open on August 7 with a concert at the HCM City Conservatory of Music. The concert will feature violinist Zhan Shu, who is a member of the…... [read more]
Many people let out a yawn at classical music because not everyone understands the complexity of the genre.However, a new orchestra is even attracting younger audiences, thanksto its unique blend of pop, symphony and traditional music. Rhapsody Philharmonic is made up of 50 musicians aged 17-25 from the Vietnam National Academy of Music. Set up in September last year, the orchestra received immediate acclaim following its first show for students at the academy. When Nguyen Hung Cuong, 25, studied in Australia , he dreamed ofsetting up a group in Vietnam for young musicians to exchange,create and play different styles of…... [read more]
