On the morning of September 23 (Vietnam time), in New York, USA, General Secretary and President To Lam and his wife, along with a high-level Vietnamese delegation, attended the ceremony commemorating the first anniversary of the Vietnam-US Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and looking forward to the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and the US.

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General Secretary and President To Lam delivers a speech at the ceremony. Photo: Lam Khanh - VNA.

The Unity Through Art program, part of the event held on the morning of September 23rd (Vietnam time), featured artists representing various countries.

An Tran and San Trinh were entrusted with the responsibility of representing Vietnamese music and culture to perform at this event.

In front of General Secretary and President To Lam and his wife, along with the high-ranking Vietnamese delegation and US senators, two young artists played guitar and saxophone the Northern Vietnamese folk song "Floating Water Lilies and Drifting Clouds" . Notably, An Tran wore an ao dai - the traditional Vietnamese dress - during the performance.

Speaking to a VietNamNet reporter, the two young artists were emotional and proud. They chose to perform " Floating Water Lilies and Drifting Clouds" - one of Vietnam's classic folk songs, familiar to both of them, so it didn't take much time to practice.

"Each time we practice together, we feel and experience the piece differently. 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," San Trinh and An Tran said.

At the end of the program, the two young artists had the honor of shaking hands with General Secretary and President To Lam and his wife and posing for a commemorative photo.

An Tran, whose full name is Tran Dam An Phuc, was born in 2004 and first appeared in public when she performed saxophone on the stage of her father, artist Tran Manh Tuan's "Dau An 2013" live show.

An Tran previously 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: Provided by the interviewee.

The artist is also an ambassador for the Trinh Cong Son Scholarship Fund and an ambassador for the prestigious Berklee College of Music, one of the world's leading universities. An Tran is the youngest artist to participate in the National Concerts "What Remains" in 2023 and 2024.

San Trinh, whose real name is Trinh Thy San, won numerous national competitions before receiving a scholarship and studying at Berklee College of Music.

He has been playing music for nearly 20 years, performing at numerous 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.

Saxophonist An Tran and her musical journey continuing her father's wishes : An Tran, one of the artists performing at the National Concert "Things That Remain 2024" organized by VietNamNet newspaper in collaboration with IBgroup Vietnam, shared for the first time about her talented, loving, and open-minded mother.