European artists to show up at 16 concerts

The annual festival is being organized in both Hanoi and HCMC by the delegation of the European Union to Vietnam and the embassies of EU member countries in Vietnam. This will be a music party featuring diversified genres like classic, jazz. blues, rock and indie pop.

In Hanoi, the show will be kicked off by a performance of Hungary’s typical violinist Katica Illényi and the National Symphony Orchestra of Vietnam while the German and Italian Jazz Trio of Angelika Niescier, Simone Zanchini and Stefano Senni will heat up the HCMC stage via their live electronic sounds and experimental music.

Concerts will take place at Tuoi Tre (Youth) Theater and the Concert Hall of the National Academy of Music in Hanoi and at the HCMC Conservatory of Music.

Free tickets are delivered at Goethe Institut at 18 Road No. 1, Cu Xa Do Thanh in HCMC’s District 3 from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. and from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. (Tel: 08 38 326 716 ext. 14) and at Idecaf at 31 Thai Van Lung Street in HCMC’s District 1 from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. and from 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. (Tel.: 08 3829 5451). Viewers in Hanoi can collect tickets at Goethe Institut and L’Espace.

For further information about the festival, visit http://www.eumusicfestival.com/

Hanoi:

November 18: Violinist Katica Illényi from Hungary

November 19: Trio Angelika Niescier, Simone Zanchini & Stefano Senni

from Germany and Italy

November 20: Duo Lylit Neuschmid from Austria

November 22: José González & Band from Sweden

November 26: Quartet Samy Th iebault from France

November 28: Duo Barbara Wiernik & Nicola Andrioli from Belgium

November 29: Pianist Maciej Grzybowski from Poland

December 1: Lavagance Band from Slovakia

December 2: Grand Blanc Band from France

HCMC:

November 18: Trio Angelika Niescier, Simone Zanchini & Stefano Senni

from Germany and Italy

November 20: Violinist Katica Illényi from Hungary

November 22: Duo Lylit Neuschmid from Austria

November 25: Quartet Samy Th iebault from France

November 29: Lavagance Band from Slovakia

November 30: Duo Barbara Wiernik & Nicola Andrioli from Belgium

December 1: Pianist Maciej Grzybowski from Poland