Symphony Concert with German Conductor Bernhard Epstein

Tue 24 Sep 2013, 8 pm
Hanoi Opera House

From Goethe Institut:

For the second time this year, renowned conductor Bernhard Epstein, Music Academy of Stuttgart visits Hanoi, responding to the invitation of the DAAD and the Goethe-Institut and in cooperation with the Vietnam National Academy of Music. After the successful performance of pieces such as Richard Wagner’s “The Flying Dutchman” in March, together with the Philharmonic Orchestra of Hanoi he will present works of Johannes Brahms and Ludwig van Beethoven at the Opera House of Hanoi.

Program

1. Johannes Brahms (1833 – 1897)
Piano Concerto No 1 in D-Minor, Op. 15

I. Maestoso (D-Minor)
II. Adagio (D-Major)
III. Rondo: Allegro non troppo (D-Minor/ D-Major)

2. Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Sinfonie in Es-Dur, Op. 55

I. Allegro con brio
II. Marcia funebre
III. Scherzo
IV. Allegro molto – Poco Andante -Presto

Conductor Prof. Bernhard Epstein

Studying piano, ensemble conducting and conducting at the music academies in Stuttgart, Hannover and Berlin Bernhard Epstein graduated with honors. From 2001 to 2002 he was solo repetiteur and appointed conductor at the theatre of Koblenz, followed by a commission as conductor at the State Opera Hannover and from 2006-2009 also as conductor at the State Opera Stuttgart. Since 2009 Bernhard Epstein has been working as the Artistic Director of the Opera School, he is also professor of correpetition since 2007 at the college of music in Stuttgart. As a pianist and conductor, he was awarded with several prizes and scholarships. Besides an extensive range of opera repertoires Bernhard Epstein has also conducted numerous contemporary musical theatre productions and premieres.

Pianist Nguyen Huy Phuong

Nguyen Huy Phuong began studying piano in 1981 and majored in piano at the Hanoi Conservatory in 1982. Since 2009, he has held the position of Head of the Department of Singing Accompaniment and Ensembles, Faculty of Piano at the Gnesin National Academy of Music -Russia. Since 1999, recognized as an energetic and enthusiastic pianist, Nguyen Huy Phuong has been actively undertaking as well as participating in various recitals and ensembles domestically and abroad like Russia and Japan.

Hanoi Philharmonic Orchestra – Vietnam National Academy of Music

The Hanoi Philharmonic Orchestra has already made a name for itself internationally. The ensemble does not only plays several concerts every year in different provinces and cities of Vietnam, the ensemble’s last great trip abroad was in to Japan, but it also played in Thailand, Lao and Russia. The Orchestra comprises of professors, lecturers and good students of Vietnam National Academy of Music, of which many also graduated from well-known international music conservatories. Hanoi Philharmonic Orchestra performs annually with foreign guest conductors.

Tickets

Ticket prices:500.000 VND – 350.000 VND – 250.000 VND – 150.000 VND, 50% discount for Students.

Tickets are available from Thu 12 Sep 2013 at:
+ Goethe-Institut Hanoi, 56-58 Nguyen Thai Hoc, Hanoi
+ National Academy of Music, 77 Hao Nam, Hanoi
+ Opera House, 1 Trang Tien, Hanoi
Or can book over [email protected]
For delivery call: 0913489858, 0983067996.