Special concert to celebrate National Day
A singing programme in Ho Chi Minh City marking the 70th anniversary of the August Revolution and National Day (Photo: VNA)
(VOVworld) - A special concert will take place at Hanoi’s My Dinh stadium on the evening of August 26 to mark the 70
th anniversary of the August Revolution and National Day (September 2). The concert, entitled the Autumn Melody, will be the largest-ever semi-classical symphonic musical event. It will feature a 200-strong choir and 100 musicians, including members of the Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra and the Military University of Culture and Arts. It will also include renowned performers such as including player Bui Le Chi, violinist Bui Cong Duy and singers Quang Tho, Duong Minh Duc and Quang Huy. Conducted by Japan’s Honna Tetsuji, artists will perform typical pieces of Vietnam’s revolutionary music, taking an expected audience of 27,000 through the country’s glorious achievements during the revolutionary wars and national development.
The concert, held by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, will be broadcast live on VOV’s National Assembly Channel, VOV and Nhan dan or People Television channel.