The 4th Asia-Europe International New Music Festival 2025

The 4th Asia-Europe International New Music Festival, organized by the Vietnam Musicians Association in coordination with central agencies and Hanoi, will take place from November 27 to December 1 in Hanoi and Phu Tho.

This year's festival will have the participation of about 30 delegates and artists from: Russian Federation, Tatarstan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Republic of Adygea, Denmark, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, Spain, Japan, China, Australia, Laos... who will participate in performances, exchanges and teaching.

On the Vietnamese side, there are about 220 musicians and artists from domestic art troupes including: Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra, Vietnam National Academy of Music, Vietnam National Opera and Ballet; Military University of Culture and Arts, Vietnam Musicians Association...

The 2025 Asia-Europe International New Music Festival is an art forum for Vietnam to continue promoting the achievements of Vietnam's revolutionary music and new works of Vietnamese musicians to international friends. This is also an opportunity for foreign musicians and artists to better understand the country, people, culture and music of Vietnam, contributing to consolidating and tightening good relationships and enhancing the position of Vietnam's professional music industry in the world.

On November 28, the audience will enjoy an international chamber music concert, where artists from many different musical backgrounds will present their representative works, reflecting the creative spirit and the Asian-European fusion trend in modern music.

November 29 is a special highlight with two chamber music concerts at the Military University of Culture and Arts, including: Chamber music concert by young Vietnamese musicians and international chamber music concert by the Moscow Contemporary Chamber Orchestra - one of the prestigious orchestras of the Russian Federation.

On November 30, the Festival space was expanded beyond Hanoi with an art exchange program at the Heritage Park (Cao Phong, Phu Tho). This is a meaningful cultural highlight when international artists and Vietnamese artists blend together the local culture - where there is a unique Muong cultural heritage. The combination of the Moscow Contemporary Chamber Orchestra and the Hoa Binh Ethnic Arts Troupe promises to create a unique program, bearing the mark of East-West musical exchange.

Within the framework of the Festival, there will be lectures by international experts for students of the Vietnam National Academy of Music: Lecture by Professor Deqing Wen on the combination of Eastern and Western musical instruments; orchestra conducting class by conductor Borja Quintas; chamber performance and conducting instruction by the Moscow Contemporary Chamber Orchestra for students...

The Festival concluded on the evening of December 1 with a closing ceremony and symphony concert at the Vietnam National Academy of Music./.