Tung Duong: I can give up other shows to choose to sing in 'What Will Last Forever'

Tung Duong is sure to shine again this year with "What Remains Forever"

- Tung Duong has participated in the "National Concert Forever" of VietNamNet Newspaper for many years. What is special about Tung Duong's return after 2 years of absence?

Surely this year the Concert Dieu Con Forever will be much more special. Joining the whole country in celebrating the 50th anniversary of reunification and the 80th anniversary of National Day, for an artist born in peace like Tung Duong to be able to participate in a concert and sing on big stages on September 2nd is a great honor.

After 2 years, Tung Duong has finally arranged a schedule to return. For Tung Duong and the artists participating this year, the program Dieu con mai has great meaning. This year's concert is more special, the songs are also selected more carefully and meticulously. Tung Duong was assigned to perform 2 songs: Song Dak Rong mua xuan ve and Mot vong Viet Nam - the song will be sung for the first time with a symphony orchestra.

Tung Duong's performances always have a contemporary color. In previous years, Tung Duong performed Soul of Stone, Pieu Scarf... all with a spirit of blending and interweaving. This time, the 2 songs Tung Duong performed also have the same color with a positive and vibrant spirit.

We have to practice harder for What remains forever at this important milestone, singing is to leave a mark, not simply to have my name on the program. With the responsibility of an artist, I have to sing in a way that brings out the spirit of the whole nation joyfully welcoming such a great anniversary.

Tung Duong always remembers the memories of the seasons of singing Dieu con mai , every time he was overwhelmed with emotion on the afternoon of September 2nd when he received applause from the audience. Tung Duong has collaborated with the Sun Symphony Orchestra many times and found this to be a tight, disciplined orchestra under the careful and professional direction of conductor Olivier Ochanine. Every year I only sing one song but this year I perform two songs to make up for the years of absence.

Tung Duong loves singing with a symphony orchestra because it brings an open space with many emotions. The most important thing is to be close to the orchestra, not allowed to make mistakes and not allowed to do it again.

Normally, if a singer makes 1-2 mistakes, the orchestra can hide them from the singer without anyone noticing, or they can make up notes and go off-beat, but if they sing with a symphony orchestra and don't practice the song carefully, it will be revealed immediately. If a singer wants to know their level, they have to sing with a symphony orchestra. So every time I sing " Dieu con mai", I consider myself taking a singing graduation exam.

We can skip another show to choose to sing at "What remains forever"

- Tung Duong compared to the early days of singing "Dieu con mai" is now at a different level and is one of the top choices of mainstream programs, large-scale stages, even reaching international levels. Inviting Tung Duong was not easy and the pay was not low. "Dieu con mai" is a program that does not sell tickets, the pay is not high, so what made Tung Duong put aside many lucrative invitations to participate?

Tung Duong came to Dieu Con Mai with the desire to contribute so that Vietnamese music can preserve the quintessence of the nation and keep pace with the times. Dieu Con Mai honors works spanning the length of history, even young compositions, new in the past few years such as Mot Vong Viet Nam.

This proves the fairness and impartiality in honoring the works of the program, choosing works from veteran musicians such as Van Cao, Trinh Cong Son, Doan Nho, Nguyen Van Ty, Tran Tien, Duong Thu... to young musicians today. That is what Dieu Con Mai does every year to mark and honor the true music of Vietnam. A work selected in Dieu Con Mai is of course a successful, immortal and timeless work.

These are songs that mark history and are played with a symphony orchestra. Together with other performances, they create a true panorama of the periods of Vietnamese music that Tung Duong sees the aspirations and efforts that VietNamNet wants to preserve. Therefore, we can skip other shows to choose to sing Dieu Con Mai instead of always focusing on food, clothing, and money. The fact that I can stand and sing in the program is to be honored by Dieu Con Mai . Along with that, singing other composers' works is also a way for Dieu Con Mai and I am honoring that composer's work.

- Tung Duong just returned from Italy after attending a private party at Andrea Bocelli's house. I wonder if he plans to collaborate on a musical product with the famous singer in the future?

That is also Tung Duong's wish. Andrea Bocelli's wife has heard Tung Duong sing and really liked him. She promised that in the upcoming programs, she will invite Tung Duong to sing officially. To conquer a famous singer like Andrea Bocelli, Tung Duong will have to sing in a foreign language a lot, so he needs a few more programs to be trusted and chosen for his big concert events. When sitting below enjoying his concert, Tung Duong saw that he also encouraged young artists from his hometown from many different music genres to stand on the same stage with him.

A Vietnamese artist with good expertise and wants to stand on the same stage with him, who knows in the near future Tung Duong will have a collaboration with Andrea Bocelli because he is a world- famous name, a symbol of rising. Joining him are the world's top stars, so in addition to talent, luck is also needed. The most important thing now is to learn Italian.

- This year Tung Duong has been participating in all the big shows, everyone says he's so busy that he can't spend all his high salary?

Tung Duong's salary is used to reinvest in art. On September 2, Tung Duong will make 2 MVs: Vietnam, proudly following the future, released on August 14, and Continuing the story of peace, released on August 25 - both songs were composed by musician Nguyen Van Chung.

MV "One Round of Vietnam" by Tung Duong (composer: Dong Thien Duc)

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