French pianist to perform with Vietnamese artists in HCM City
French pianist Jean-Louis Haguenauer of Indiana University (US) will stage a chamber concert at the French Institute in HCM City on May 26, accompanied by four Vietnamese musicians from the Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera (HBSO).
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Haguenauer will perform classical pieces by French composer Debussy.
The event will feature violinist Tang Thanh Nam, violist Pham Vu Thien Bao, pianist Tran Ngoc Nguyen Trinh and percussionist Mai Thanh Son, who studied music at the French Music Conservatory.
Born in 1954, Haguenauer graduated from the École Normale de Musique in Paris and the Geneva Conservatory, with Germaine Mounier, Louis Hiltbrand, and Jean Fassina as his principal mentors.
He has performed with famous orchestras in the Europe and US and participated in dozens of music festivals, including La Roque d’Anthéron, Radio-France Montpellier, Jacobins de Toulouse and Library of Congress Summer Chamber Festival.
The concert begins at 8pm on May 26 at the French Institute in HCM City at No.31 Thai Van Lung Street in District 1.
