Ruslan Turuntayev from Kazakhstan and Park Gang Hyeon from the Republic of Korea (RoK) won the Grand Prize in the violin category. The first and second prizes went to Jiang Zhenyi (China) and Hong Hyeon (RoK), respectively.

Vietnam’s violist Hoang Ho Khanh Van and Peter Fedotov from Russia shared the third prize. Van also received the award for Best Vietnamese Violinist.

Ruslan Turuntayev from Kazakhstan and Park Gang Hyeon from the RoK receive the Grand Prix in the violin category.

In the chamber music event, the Grand Prize awards were given to Comme Toi Piano Duo group from the RoK and Ulysses Quartet and Trung (Canada, Poland, the US and Vietnam). Vietnamese band Amici Quartet won the second prize.

The organising board also honoured the two Vietnamese ensembles of Amici Quartet and L’ Espoir Trio as the best chamber ensemble and the most promising one, respectively. Meanwhile, Comme Toi Piano Duo was the most favoured group and Nguyen Thien Minh from Vietnam was named the best Vietnamese violist.

Hoang Ho Khanh Van was honoured as the Best Vietnamese Violinist.

The Vietnam Musicians’ Association presented the Best Performance of Vietnamese Music award to Russian violist Feodor Ludovig and the Hope Star to Korean-American competitor Kyung Ah-oh and Japanese Kanon Aoki.

Many other auxiliary prizes were given to outstanding participants at the awards ceremony.

The International Violin and Chamber Music Competition was held in Vietnam for the first time, attracting 63 competitors from 19 countries and territories around the world.

German musicians perform to open summer programme

A trio of classical musicians from Germany will perform to open Saigon Chamber Music (SCM) 2019 shows at the Ho Chi Minh City Conservatory on July 7.

Singer makes debut album of xam music

The very first album featuring xam (music of blind buskers) has been released in an effort of Mai Tuyet Hoa and her team to revive the traditional music.

Vietnamese pop star, Snoop Dogg storm YouTube with new music video

Vietnamese pop sensation Son Tung M-TP has broken a slew of records with his new song creating an immediate global impact.

Vietnam to host Int’l Music Competition for Violin and Chamber Music

The Vietnam International Music Competition for Violin and Chamber Music 2019 will be held from August 3 to 11 with the participation of contestants from 19 countries around the world. 

‘Artist’s House’ project to promote Vietnamese music to tourists

Ho Chi Minh City is piloting a new tourism project called Ngoi Nha Nghe Si (Artist's House), with the aim of promoting Vietnamese music to international tourists at the homes of individual artists.

Source: NDO