A solo piano performance by artist Gabriel Tran Phuong Nam will be held at 8 p.m. on Saturday at the Sofitel Saigon Plaza in District 1.
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| Pianist Gabriel Tran Phuong Nam - Photo: The organizers |
The program is organised by the consulate general of France in HCMC, the Sofitel Saigon Plaza, Groupama insurance company and Air France.
Nam will perform some classics by well-known composers including Bach, Beethoven, Debussy, Kurtag and Liszt.
The young Overseas Vietnamese pianist, who was born and raised in Noisy-le-Sec town on the outskirts of Paris, comes from a family music tradition. His grandfather plays violin and his father plays piano at a local church. Nam is a third-year student at Paris Conservatoire.
He performed successfully the piece ‘Jeux d’Eau’ by Maurice Ravel when he was just 13 years old and has won many international awards. In 2008, Nam performed together with ‘Jeune Philarmonie’ de Seine Saint-Denis and took part in ‘Master class’, a performance about Debussy and Chaplin.
He has performed solo at the Cathedrale Sainte Croix des Armeniens and the U.S. Embassy in Paris. The Saigon Plaza is at 17 Le Duan Boulevard, District 1, HCMC.
