Franz Schubert’s “Winterreise” Recital

Fri 08 Jan 2016, 7.30 pm
The small concert hall
Vietnam National Academy of Music

From the organizer:

“Winterreise” is a song cycle composed by Franz Schubert on poems by Wihelm Müller before Shubert’s death at 31. “Winterreise” portrayed a travel of a young man after the betrayal of his lover. However, beyond the story of infidelity, his travel continues upon the constant psychological movements: regret, loneliness, despair then hope, determination and the coming-back of the soul. 24 songs are 24 perspectives and stages of human emotion that whoever has overcome challenges in life would be able to relate to. As mentioned above, Schubert composed this song cycle before his premature death in 1828. Therefore, “Winterreise” contains many thoughts and wisdom of a young ambitious man but over haunted by a dark color of death and desolation. Indeed, because of this unique characteristic, “Winterreise” is always one of the most celebrated compositions in the world of German classical vocal music.

This song cycle will be performed by Tenor Hieu Nguyen, and pianist Tran Ha Mi at 19:30 on January 8th, 2016.

ABOUT THE PERFORMERS

Hieu Nguyen is a passionate, dedicated and talented Vietnamese Tenor. His talent was first discovered by a choir conductor and music professors at Bates College, Maine, U.S.A., where he was a student of political psychology and concentration in sound with full scholarship from 2009 to 2014. Hieu won the 2nd prize in the NATS (National Association of Teachers of Singing) competition in 2014 against all professional singers in the region. During his college career, he performed many solo parts for the college choirs including Carmina Burana, Handel’s Messiah, and Beethoven’s symphony No.,9, as well as recitals: Schumann’s Dichterliebe and Schubert’s art songs. He also performed a recital in Germany in 2015. Currently, Hieu is a voice student of Richard Staab in Darmstadt and Joachim Keuper in Mainz, Germany.

Pianist Trần Hà Mi started playing piano when she was 5 years old. The passionate young pianist honed her skill at the Vietnam National Academy of Music. She received full scholarship to attend the prestigious Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow, Russia with professor Olga Mikhailovna Zhukova. She graduated in 2009. Since then Mi worked at the Vietnam National Academy of Music as a piano teacher and accompanist. Mi is also the co-director of Hoang Cung Music Center, a top-notch center in Hanoi, providing music education services. The center has received very positive acclaim for the purpose of bringing classical music closer to the public. Besides her daily jobs at the academy and Hoang Cung, Mi is also a regular soloist and accompanist on both domestic and international stages.

Ticket
Ticket price: 100.000 VND
Purchase at:
1) Hoang Cung music center: No. 3, Alley 95/4, Hoang Cau, Hanoi
2) Sumit Education Services: 2nd floor, 101 Lang Ha, Ha Noi.
3) Hall A, Vietnam national music academy, 77 Hao Nam, Hanoi

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