Taking place at the Hanoi Opera House at 14:00 on September 2 - the moment when Uncle Ho read the Declaration of Independence at Ba Dinh Square in 1945, announcing the birth of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, now the Socialist Republic of Vietnam - the annual programme aims to inspire patriotism and national pride among every Vietnamese citizen. It also seeks to bring chamber music closer to the public.
The concert, hosted by the online newspaper Vietnamnet, brings to the stage not only chamber instrumental and vocal works, created by celebrated composers but also popular revolutionary songs.
On August 24, speaking at a press meeting held to introduce this year’s programme, journalist Nguyen Van Ba, Editor-in-Chief of VietNamNet Newspaper and Head of the organising board, stressed that the national concert has been established as a special artistic highlight on the occasion of National Day.
In every edition, the production team always makes every effort to bring a fresh music experience to the audience.
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A performance at the 2022 'Dieu Con Mai' concert (Photo: VOV) |
One of the highlights of this year’s event is the participation of musician Tran Manh Hung, in the role of music director. Hung will arrange and remix all the works to be played in the concert, ensuring the consistency and harmony of the musical script.
This year’s concert will be staged under the baton of talented conductor Dong Quang Vinh. Vinh said this is both an honour and a challenge for him because, within only about two hours, he has to manage to connect the performances while delivering the concert’s message, which highlights Vietnamese history and culture, the love for the country, as well as the strength of national solidarity.
Although it is not an easy task, Vinh expressed his belief that the show will leave a deep impression on the audience.
Meanwhile, Nguyen Thuy Duong, the program's production director, shared that although chamber music has long been considered a picky musical genre, the organisers want to draw the interest of young people, by adding a fresh touch to classical music.
The 2023 concert will gather famous vocalists in chamber music such as Meritorious Artist Dang Duong; singers Tung Duong, Pham Thu Ha, Do To Hoa, Pham Khanh Ngoc; and Oplus boyband; as well as members of the Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra, the Kosmos Opera Choir.
Notably, it will bring to the stage talented instrumentalists, namely lute player Le Giang, saxophonist An Tran Thunder, and drum artist Truong Thi Thu Ha, who is expected to bring a traditional ambience to the stage.
The artists will delight the audience with famous songs which have been learnt from the hearts of many generations of Vietnamese people, such as ‘Bong Cay Ko Nia’ (The Shadow of the Ko Nia Tree) by Phan Huynh Dieu, ‘Dat Nuoc Loi Ru’ (The Motherland’s Mullabies) by Van Thanh Nho, ‘Giai Dieu To Quoc’ (The Country’s Melodies by Tran Tien, ‘To Quoc Yeu Thuong’ (Beloved Fatherland) by Ho Bac (Hubei), Len Thousand (Hoang Viet), and ‘Dan Chim Viet’ (Flock of Vietnamese Birds) by Van Cao.
