Classical Music Festival commences in Da Lat city

The week-long festival brings together prestigious Vietnamese and international music troupes and artists such as Song Hong Ensemble, Schubert in a Mug and pianists Nguyen Duc Anh, Liao Hsin-Chiao (from China’s Taiwan), and Tim Allhoff (from Germany).

The festival kicked off with a live concert by musicians from the Hanoi and Da Lat brass communities, attracting a large number of festival-goers.

On the same day, an exhibition of original paintings by the late artist Nguyen Tu Nghiem, featuring a collection of 12 zodiac signs, was held at Ana Mandara Villas Dalat Resort & Spa. Nguyen Tu Nghiem is one of the most influential painters in 20th-century Vietnam. In addition, an opera concert called “Pho ben doi” (hillside street) is scheduled to take place at the Lam Dong Youth Centre.

Other exciting performances during the festival include those by the Song Hong Trio in Flower Town, a sunset concert, and a piano solo of Beethoven’s A Portrait.

In October, Da Lat was recognized as a UNESCO Creative Music City. The organization of this classical music festival helps promote the city’s efforts to preserve and develop various music genres.

Hanoi was the first city in Vietnam to join the UNESCO Creative Cities Network in 2019.

UNESCO launched the Creative Cities Network in 2004 to foster cooperation among cities that recognize creativity as a key driver of their development. The network acknowledges seven creative fields: craft and folk arts, media, film, design, gastronomy, literature, and music.

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