The Ho Chi Minh City Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera (HBSO), the Mickiewicz Institute, and the Warsaw Music Foundation of Poland will jointly organize the event.
The concert will feature a lineup of international musical talents conducted by Wojciech Czepiel.
Czepiel, a prominent Polish conductor, composer, and violinist, has conducted over 400 compositions with prestigious orchestras including the Polish National Radio Symphony in Katowice, the Moscow Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra, the National Opera in Warsaw, the Hanoi Philharmonic, and the Vietnam National Symphony and Orchestra.
Notably, in 2012, he was awarded the “Gloria Artist” medal by the Polish Minister of Culture for his artistic achievements.
In addition, renowned Polish pianist Joanna Marcinkowska will be performing at the event. Marcinkowska has won prizes at numerous international piano competitions, including first prize at the International Piano Competition “Artur Rubinstein In Memoriam” in Bydgoszcz in 1996 and first prize at the 7th European Chopin Competition in Darmstadt in 2002. She also received second prize and a special award for the best performance of pieces by Szymanowski at the fifth International Karol Szymanowski Competition in Łódź in 2001.
Night concert in HCM City to pay tribute to renowned composers
On November 1, the Ho Chi Minh City Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera (HBSO) announced a concert showcasing the enchanting compositions of Beethoven, Chopin, and Grieg – the three eminent European composers of the 19th century. This event is set to take place on November 11 and promises an extraordinary experience for all music lovers, highlighting the rich heritage and timeless beauty of these iconic works in the history of world music.
