Vietnamese piano talent wins international competition

Young piano talent Bui Vu Nguyet Minh of Ho Chi Minh City Conservatory of Music won third prize (for contestants under 16 years old) at the 8th International Piano Competition held in Serbia.

The 8th Isidor Bajic Piano Memorial International Piano Competition was held from December 7-9 in Novi-Sad (Serbia). Here, Vietnamese contestant Bui Vu Nguyet Minh performed works including Impropture and Sonata by F. Schubert (German Romantic composer).

Minh Nguyet performs at the competition (Photo: Quang Dong)

To win the above award, the 16-year-old Vietnamese girl had to overcome a qualifying round with dozens of contestants from European and Asian countries. Only 12 contestants were selected for the Final round.

This is one of the competitions that is considered difficult for young Piano candidates. The competition does not have a category for those under 13 years old. There are only 3 categories: A: from 13 to 16; B: from 17 to 20 and C: under 35.

In recent years, it has been rare for Vietnamese Piano contestants aged 16 and over to win awards at international Piano competitions.

16-year-old Vietnamese girl wins third prize at international piano competition. (Photo: Quang Dong)

Among them are the two brothers Luu Duc Anh, Luu Hong Quang, Hoang Pham Tra Mi and now Bui Vu Nguyet Minh. In this competition, Nguyet Minh is also the first Vietnamese contestant to participate in the final round ever.

Currently, Bui Vu Nguyet Minh is an 8th/9th year student of the Piano Department, Intermediate level, under the guidance of Associate Professor, Dr. Ta Quang Dong, Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Conservatory of Music.

According to Dantri