“Music night for Vietnamese children” will be a collaboration project between artists of Ryona Quartet of Japan and the bamboo ensemble Sức Sống Mới of Vietnam. It will also aim to celebrate the 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Japan and Vietnam.
Ryoma Quartet consist of four members, Ryoma the violinist, Masakatsu the Tsugaru Shamisen player, Sui the Japanese traditional flute player, and Jin the traditional Japanese drummer.
They are extremely keen to bring Japanese culture to the world through the boundless language of music. The quartet have held successful tours in Spain, Thailand, Malaysia, Bulgaria, and the Republic of Korea, among other countries.
Sức Sống Mới are the only ethnic ensemble in Vietnam that perform detailed composition arrangements for symphony, founded by conductor Dog Quang Vinh. Their genres are diverse, including folk music, traditional music, pop music, and Western chamber music.
The concert will open for free to audiences on October 8 at the Temple of Literature in Hanoi.
Ticket sales will be for the concert held on October 9 at the Vietnam National Academy of Music.
The proceeds will be used to build a kindergarten school in Muong Dang commune of Muong Ang district in the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien, with the groundbreaking ceremony due to take place in November.
“Japanese Culture Festival” opens in Da Nang city
NDO/VNA – The Da Nang Museum held the “Japanese Culture Festival” 2019 in the central city of Da Nang on March 10 to introduce the beauty of the culture, land and people of Japan to locals and visitors, thus contributing to the strengthening of cultural exchange between the two countries and bilateral friendship.
Japanese Film Festival to delight Hanoi audiences
NDO – The 2019 Japanese Film Festival will be held in Hanoi from December 6-22, promising to entertain the audiences of the capital city.
Musician Huynh Khai
Musician Huynh Khai is well-known nationwide for composing a series of heart-moving lyrics for Cai luong (reformed theatre) and Don tai tu (amateur music of southern Vietnam) and his great contributions for preserving and developing the traditional musical genres.
Festival features Vietnamese and Japanese cultures
Vietnam-Japan Sports and Culture Festival Kizuna 2018 was held for the first time in Ho Chi Minh City to mark the 45th anniversary of Vietnam-Japan diplomatic relations, attracting thousands of visitors.
Japanese festival in Hanoi
“Cool Japan Festival 2018”, which was held from November 2-4 as part of the activities to celebrate 45 years of Vietnam-Japan diplomatic ties in 2018, attracted more than 20,000 domestic and international visitors.
