Violin phenom to perform with HBSO
Wednesday, July 19,2017AsemconnectVietnam - Vietnamese-French violinist Stéphane Tran Ngoc will perform with the Ho Chi Minh City Ballet, Symphony Orchestra and Opera (HBSO) at the Opera House tonight.
Ngoc will play The Four Seasons by Vivaldi, a group of four violin concerti, each of which features a season of the year. It was written in 1721 and first performed in 1725 in Amsterdam.
The musician will also perform Distant Light, a concerto for violin and wind orchestra written by Latvian composer Peteris Vasks in 1996.
The concert’s conductor is Meritorious Artist Tran Vuong Thach.
Ngoc completed his training in violin and chamber music at the Paris National Superior Conservatory of Music when he was 15. He received a master’s degree at the Brooklyn College’s Conservatory of Music before pursuing a doctorate at Juilliard School.
He has performed with leading orchestras, such as the Radio-France Philharmonic, Monte Carlo Philharmonic, National Orchestra of Ile-de-France, Paris Ensemble Orchestra, and the Shinsei Symphony Orchestra
Ngoc was one of the youngest violin lecturers for the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Lyon. He has worked for the Lawrence University Conservatory of Music and is now head of strings at the London College of Music.
He has participated in many music festivals and masterclass courses, and has been a jury member in major international competitions.
In addition to his solo playing, Ngoc plays with the DaPonte String Quartet and is a member of the Lawrence Chamber Players.
The concert will begin at 8pm tonight at the Opera House at 7 Lam Son Square in District 1.
Tickets are available at the theatre’s box office. They range from 200,000 VND (9.5 USD) to 500,000 (19 USD). For booking and delivery, visit tinyurl.com/booking-hbso-ticket.
Source:VNA
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