On the morning of September 23 (Vietnam time), in New York, the United States, General Secretary and President To Lam and his wife, along with a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation, attended the ceremony to celebrate the first anniversary of the Vietnam-US Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and towards the 30th anniversary of Vietnam-US diplomatic relations.

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General Secretary and President To Lam speaks at the ceremony. Photo: Lam Khanh - VNA

The Unity Through Art program - Connecting through art is part of the event taking place on the morning of September 23 (Vietnam time) with the participation of artists representing various countries.

An Tran and San Trinh were given the responsibility of representing Vietnamese music and culture to perform at this program.

In front of General Secretary and President To Lam and his wife, along with the high-ranking Vietnamese delegation and US congressmen, two young artists played guitar and saxophone to the Northern folk song Beo dat may troi . Notably, An Tran wore the ao dai - the traditional Vietnamese costume - when performing.

Sharing with VietNamNet reporters, the two young artists were emotional and proud. They chose to perform the song "Bèo đat Mây trôi " - one of Vietnam's classic folk songs, familiar to both of them so it didn't take much time to practice.

"Every time we practice together, we feel and have different emotions about the work. We are very happy and proud of the success of this performance. We hope that in the near future, no matter where we are, we will once again have the opportunity to serve music to the Vietnamese people," said San Trinh and An Tran.

At the end of the program, the two young artists were honored to have General Secretary and President To Lam and his wife shake hands and take souvenir photos.

An Tran's full name is Tran Dam An Phuc, born in 2004, first appeared in public when performing saxophone on stage at the 2013 Dau An live show of his father - artist Tran Manh Tuan.

An Tran performed solo with the Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra in 2014, participated in the One Jazz Festival in Thailand in 2015, and the APEC Summit in Da Nang in 2017. She was the youngest artist invited to perform at the We are Asean We are One program during the Asean Summit in Thailand in 2019.

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An Tran and San Trinh. Photo: NVCC

The artist is also an ambassador for the Trinh Cong Son Scholarship Fund and an ambassador for the world's most prestigious university, Berklee College of Music. An Tran is the youngest artist to participate in the National Concerts Forever 2023 and 2024.

San Trinh's real name is Trinh Thy San. She won many domestic competitions before receiving a scholarship and studying at Berklee College of Music.

He has been playing music for nearly 20 years, performing at many festivals such as Namn Show 2019 (USA), Youth Jazz Festival 2017 (Malaysia), Monsoon Festival & Jack Thammarat Trio 2019 - Young Guitar Festival 2019 (Thailand), Vientiane International Jazz Festival 2019 (Laos)... and international jazz clubs.

Artist An Tran and his musical journey following his father's wishes Saxophone An Tran - one of the artists performing at the National Concert "What remains forever 2024" co-produced by VietNamNet Newspaper and IBgroup Vietnam - shared for the first time about his talented, emotional and open-minded mother.