People's Artist Do Quoc Hung becomes Director of the Academy of Music...

On the afternoon of June 16 in Hanoi, the ceremony to announce the decision to recognize the position of Director of the Vietnam National Academy of Music of Dr. - People's Artist Do Quoc Hung took place.

Dr. People's Artist Do Quoc Hung was born in 1970 in Dong Anh (Hanoi). He studied at the Hanoi Conservatory of Music - the predecessor of the Vietnam National Academy of Music - since 1991. He has spent more than 3 decades studying, teaching, performing and contributing to the largest music training center in the country.

Dr. People's Artist Do Quoc Hung (Photo: NGOC NHIEN)

As one of the leading bass singers in Vietnam, Dr. - People's Artist Do Quoc Hung won first prize in the National Chamber Singing - Opera Competition in 2000, received the Golden Cup of the Pyongyang Spring International Music Festival in 2004 and has had many international performance experiences in Germany, North Korea, Russia... He was invited to stay as an artist at the Hannover Opera House (Germany) after training and performing there in 1998, but chose to return to Vietnam to continue his teaching career and contribute to the country's arts.

In addition to performing, Dr. People's Artist Do Quoc Hung is also particularly interested in scientific research. His book "Training opera singers in Vietnam" is one of the rare academic documents in this field in Vietnam.

Dr. People's Artist Do Quoc Hung used to hold the position of Deputy Head and Head of the Vocal Music Department, before becoming Deputy Director and now Director of the Vietnam National Academy of Music. Under his leadership, the Vocal Music Department has made remarkable progress in terms of professional quality, teaching staff and training scale.

Source: https://nld.com.vn/ts-nsnd-do-quoc-hung-lam-giam-doc-hoc-vien-am-nhac-quoc-gia-viet-nam-196250616214526932.htm