Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra performs in Cambodia
This is one of the activities to celebrate the 45th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Cambodia.
On the evening of July 28, the Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra held a concert in Phnom Penh, the capital of the Kingdom of Cambodia. Vietnamese artists brought Cambodian and international audiences an impressive performance with classical music works from around the world and some works by contemporary Vietnamese and Cambodian musicians.
Under the baton of Japanese conductor Honna Tetsuji, the artists of the Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra performed the works of Joyful and Jubilant March by the Austrian genius composer Johann Strauss II; Blue Tango, Dancing Cat by the American composer Leroy Anderson. Along with that were Vietnamese musical works such as “The One Who Came Back to Bring Joy” by musician Trong Bang; “Love Song” by musician Hoang Viet. What moved the Cambodian audience was that the Vietnamese artists performed a number of Cambodian musical pieces, including one composed by former King N. Shihanouk himself.
As an audience member of the concert, Ms. Minh Kosny - Secretary of State of the Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts of Cambodia shared her feelings: “I was very moved when the conductor conducted the orchestra to play the music composed by King N. Shihanouk. Along with that, the national anthems of Cambodia and Vietnam were also performed by the orchestra in a creative way that the entire audience here has never enjoyed before. We welcome and highly appreciate the performance of the Vietnamese artists. I think tonight's concert was very successful.”
The Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra’s performance in Phnom Penh is part of the Toyota Concert 2012 Vietnam – Laos – Cambodia. The program will be held in four major cities: Vientiane (Laos), Phnom Penh (Cambodia), Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi from July 24 to August 6, 2012./.
According to (vov.vn)-LT
