Special concert program introduces two Vietnamese piano talents

The Hanoi Symphony Orchestra and two young Vietnamese talents Nguyen Duc Kien and Luu Danh Khoi will perform classic works by Chopin and Rimsky-Korsakov.

The Hanoi Symphony Orchestra will perform world musical masterpieces in the program "Chopin & Rimsky-Korsakov" taking place at 8:00 p.m. on June 21 at the Hoan Kiem Theater, Hanoi .

According to People's Artist Bui Cong Duy, Deputy Director of the Vietnam National Academy of Music, the program introduces two young Vietnamese piano talents who have had very convincing academic achievements in recent years: Nguyen Duc Kien and Luu Danh Khoi.

This is also one of the goals that the Hanoi Symphony Orchestra and Vietnam National Academy of Music set out in the current period to train, foster and maximize the potential of young human resources for regional and international integration.

At this program, the Hanoi Symphony Orchestra under the direction of conductor Nayden Todorov - Music Director of the Bulgarian National Opera will perform classic works by two master composers in the history of Western music: Frédéric Chopin and Rimsky-Korsakov.

Conductor Nayden Todorov, Music Director of the Bulgarian National Opera. (Photo: Organizing Committee)

In the first part of the program, the audience will be immersed in the profound, delicate and emotional musical world of Frédéric Chopin through two piano concertos - "Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op.11" and "Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op.21." Written when Chopin was only in his twenties, both works are the fullest expression of his Romantic musical language: aesthetic, passionate and lyrical.

The second part of the program will bring the audience one of the most brilliant masterpieces of Russian nationalism: "Capriccio Espagnol, Op.34" by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. The work is a synthesis of rich symphonic colors and inspiration from Spanish folk music, and at the same time an opportunity for the orchestra to show off its technical virtuosity through each movement filled with performance and festive spirit.

Under the guidance of artist Chuong Vu and guest conductor Nayden Todorov, the concert promises to be a profound and impressive artistic journey – where classical values ​​are sublimated through the talents of young artists and the resonance of a professional orchestra.

Nguyen Duc Kien was born in 2008 in Hanoi, has won many high awards in piano competitions in China, Korea, Thailand, the US, Russia..., is an 8th/9th year student, talented program of Vietnam National Academy of Music, under the guidance of Associate Professor Dr. Nguyen Huy Phuong, Chairman of the Council of Vietnam National Academy of Music.

Luu Danh Khoi grew up in a musical family and began studying piano at the age of 8. In 2016, Khoi enrolled in the Piano Department of the Vietnam National Academy of Music under the instruction of Dr. Nguyen Trinh Huong. In 2025, Khoi graduated with a Bachelor of Music degree in Piano Performance from the Boston Conservatory at Berklee, where he studied under professors Max Levinson and Alex Polyakov. He was awarded a full scholarship to continue his Master of Music studies at the Boston Conservatory.

(Vietnam+)

Source: https://www.vietnamplus.vn/chuong-trinh-hoa-nhac-dac-biet-gioi-thieu-hai-tai-nang-piano-cua-viet-nam-post1042632.vnp