Concert Night “Piano Concertos by Saint-Saens & Rachmaninov”

On the evening of June 28, at the City Theater, the Ho Chi Minh City Ballet, Symphony Orchestra and Opera (HBSO) organized a performance of Piano Concertos by Saint-Saens & Rachmaninov with the participation of two young piano talents: artist Nguyen Dang Quang and artist Tran Yen Nhi.

Dr. - Conductor Le Ha My will stage and conduct the Music Night "Piano Concertos by Saint-Saens & Rachmaninov"

The two young artists will have emotional performances with the masterpieces of two famous composers Camille Saint-Saens and Sergei Rachmaninov. Responsible for the arrangement and conducting of the orchestra is Dr. - Conductor Le Ha My.

To open the program, the audience will be presented with Camille Saint-Saens' Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor , one of the most famous piano concertos of all time. The talented composer Camille Saint-Saens is considered by experts to be a natural musical prodigy, with a shining position in the French and European music scene.

Immediately after Camille Saint-Saens' work, the audience will be immersed in the wonderful world of sound through Sergei Rachmaninov's masterpiece Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor . This concerto not only affirmed Sergei Rachmaninov's talent but also brought him international fame.

Pianist Nguyen Dang Quang

Pianist Nguyen Dang Quang was born into a family with an artistic tradition. He started studying piano at the age of 9 under the guidance of Prof. Dr. People's Artist Tran Thu Ha at the Vietnam National Academy of Music, where he graduated with honors from the 9-year Intermediate Program in 2016. In 2020, he received a bachelor's degree in Classical Piano Performance from the University of Montreal, Canada, under the guidance of People's Artist Dang Thai Son with a full scholarship supported by the Vietnamese Government . Afterwards, at the University of Montreal, Nguyen Dang Quang completed his master's program under the guidance of Professor Jean Saulnier (in 2022). Currently, he is continuing to pursue his PhD at the University of Montreal under the guidance of Professor Jean Saulnier.

Pianist Tran Yen Nhi

Artist Yen Nhi also has the advantage of being born into a family with an artistic tradition. At the age of 7, Yen Nhi studied at the Piano Department of the Ho Chi Minh City Conservatory, under the guidance of Meritorious Artist Tran Thanh Thao. At the age of 14, Yen Nhi studied at the Moscow Central Music School under the Tchaikovsky Conservatory, Russia. Under the guidance of Teacher - Honored Artist of the Russian Federation Nina Makarova, she graduated with honors from the Intermediate level. In 2022, Yen Nhi graduated with honors from the University level at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory, under the guidance of Professor Valery Piasetski and Professor Alexander Strukov. In 2024, she completed the PhD program in Piano Performance at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory.

Yen Nhi has been invited to be a judge at music competitions in Russia such as: Allegro International Competition for Young Artists, EM Timakin International Competition for Young Pianists in Moscow. She is currently a lecturer at the Piano Department of the Ho Chi Minh City Conservatory of Music.

THUY BINH

Source: https://www.sggp.org.vn/dem-nhac-piano-concertos-by-saint-saens-rachmaninov-post801474.html