Illustrative image (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - Music lovers will soon be enchanted by a line-up ofspellbinding concerts at the European Music Festival 2017.
The festival will run from November 17 to December 2 at the Youth Theatre in Hanoi and the Conservatory of Music in Ho Chi Minh City.
The annual cultural event is jointly organised by the Delegation of theEuropean Union (EU) to Vietnam, the Embassies of EU Member States and theEuropean Cultural Institutes. Bringing together musical talent from all aroundEurope, the festival aims to celebrate the richness and diversity of Europeanculture, according to Ambassador Bruno Angelet, head of the EU delegation.
"The European Union and Vietnam continue to strengthen links. Culturalexchanges and public diplomacy are an important part of these efforts,” he said. “Events such as the European Music Festivalshowcase the EU’s motto, which is ‘unity in diversity’."
This year, audiences will once again be able to enjoy concerts by artists fromAustria, Belgium (Wallonia- Brussels), Denmark, France, Germany, Italy,Hungary, Poland and Sweden.
There will be a total of 17 concerts in both cities. Audiences will be taken ona journey through classical music, jazz and Rythm and Blues.
The festival will be opened on November 17 in Hanoi by the Bay Collective, anopen project by Vietnamese-Danish pianist Tri Minh and Danish singer/songwriterNay Ruby. They will share the stage with Vietnam top singer, diva Thanh Lam,and Michael Moller, multi award winner from Denmark.
In HCM City Janice, a singer from Sweden will start the event with electronicR&B. A broad spectrum of jazz melodies will be presented by MezcalUnit (France) and Veronika Harcsa (Hungary).
The festival will also present a series of classical concerts by KarolinaMikolajczyk and Iwo Jedynecki from Poland, Christoph Angerer and InesSchüttengruber (Austria), Duo Nazareno Ferruggio and Pham Quynh Trang (Italy)and Piano Duo Andreas Kern and Paul Cibis (Germany).
Performances will be presented by Quintet Inattendu with contemporary musicfrom Belgium. Quintet Inattendu is the junction between Europe and Asia,presenting Charles Michiel (saxophone), Simon Francois Diricq (clarinette),Nguyen Thu Thuy (16-string zither, bamboo xylophone) and Le Thi Thu Thao (monochord). Their performance will be accompanied by Thu Huong (vocal).
Audiences will enjoy an unpublished work by Jean-Luc Fafchamps, a compositioninspired by the legend of Hon Vong Phu, about a woman who waits forever for herbeloved. This initiative mixes traditional Vietnamese music with Westerncontemporary music.
Full information about the event and artists can be found atwww.eumusicfestival.com.-VNA
