The Asian Youth Orchestra, which comprises 100 best music students in Asia chosen annually by audition, will perform in Hanoi twice next week as part of a three-week international tour.
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The Asian Youth Orchestra |
The shows will feature masterpieces including “Carnival Overture” by Dvorak, “Symphony No. 2” by Rachmaninoff, “Symphony No.1” by Prokofiev, “Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso” by Camille Saint-Saëns, and “Symphony No. 4” by Tchaikovsky.
The orchestra will be joined by American solo violist Stefan Jackiw under the baton of two conductors, James Judd and Richard Pontzious.
Cellist Nguyen Thanh Tu and obist Nguyen Hoang Tu of the Vietnam National Music Academy will be the Vietnamese representatives in the orchestra.
Since its inaugural concerts in 1990, the orchestra has performed at 307 concerts in Asia, Europe, the US, and Australia and on television channels like CNN, CNBC, NHK, RTHK Hong Kong, and Star TV.
The concerts on August 15 and 16 will be held at the Hanoi Opera House, 1 Trang Tien.