International award-wining violinist Bui Cong Duy and other young musicians from the Vietnam National Music Academy will perform in Ho Chi Minh City Wednesday.
Violinists Ha Thanh Vinh, Bui Cam Ly, Nguyen Linh Uyen, Nguyen Thien Minh, Chi Linh, and Do Hoang will join Duy to perform pieces by Joseph Haydn, Edward Elgar, Pyotr Tchaikovsky, and Pablo de Sarasate.
The concert will be conducted by Nguyen Anh Son and Tran Nhat Minh.
Tickets to the event organized by the HCMC Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera are available at the Ho Chi Minh City Opera House, District 1, for VND150,000 and VND250,000.
Duy, born in 1981, is the eldest son of musical parents who introduced him to the violin at the age of five. At the tender age of 10 he joined Russia's Novosibirk Music Conservatory.
He has won a clutch of international competitions, including the 1997 Tchaikovsky International Music Competition for violinists aged under 18.
He has performed in many countries including Russia, Poland, Switzerland, Italy, and France.
