World violin legend Shlomo Mintz visited and worked in Hanoi from September 5 to 9 at the invitation of Meritorious Artist Bui Cong Duy - Deputy Director of the Vietnam National Academy of Music and international violinist Chuong Vu - Artistic Director of Vietnam Connection Music Festival.
Meritorious Artist Bui Cong Duy (left) went to the airport to welcome world violin legend Shlomo Mintz (middle) (Photo: Hoa Nguyen).
Sharing with the media, world violin legend Shlomo Mintz said that he has heard a lot and wants to learn about Vietnamese culture. For a long time, he has wanted to visit and tour Vietnam to see everything with his own eyes.
"I was supposed to be in Hanoi on your National Day - September 2. However, there was a slight problem with my visa so I only arrived today. I have been waiting for this day for a long time so I am extremely excited. Artist Bui Cong Duy came all the way to the airport to welcome me, this warm affection is truly precious'', world violin legend Shlomo Mintz shared.
In Hanoi, the world violin legend Shlomo Mintz will participate in a Masterclass teaching session with students of the Vietnam National Academy of Music on September 5. Then, on the evening of September 8, at the Grand Concert Hall of the Vietnam National Academy of Music, there will be a rare special concert: Shlomo Mintz and friends.
World violin legend Shlomo Mintz will have a 5-day working visit to Vietnam. He will have a performance in Hanoi on the evening of September 8 (Photo: Hoa Nguyen).
World violin legend Shlomo Mintz will perform with Meritorious Artist Bui Cong Duy, international violinist Chuong Vu and the combined participation of the Hanoi Symphony Orchestra (Vietnam National Academy of Music) and the Sun Symphony Orchestra under the baton of conductor Olivier Ochanine.
The program includes Antonio Vivaldi's iconic Concertos for 2 and 3 Violins, along with a performance of one of the most difficult and beautiful Concertos of all time, Ludwig Van Beethoven Violin Concerto in D major, opus. 61.
Part 1 of the concert will be performed and conducted by the legendary Shlomo Mintz himself. Shlomo Mintz will perform on the precious violin called "Vesuvius" by Antonio Stradivarius.
Shlomo Mintz is regarded by his peers, audiences and critics as one of the world's leading violinists, known for his impeccable playing, versatility of style and superb technique. He has collaborated with such renowned artists as Isaac Stern, Mstislav Rostropovich, Zukerman, Itzhak Perlman, Zubin Mehta, Claudio Abbado, Carlo Maria Giulini, Riccardo Muti, Yuri Temirkanov, Ida Haendel, Ivry Gitlis.
Violin legend Shlomo Mintz: 'I've been waiting to come to Vietnam for a long time (Photo: Hoa Nguyen).
In addition, world violin legend Shlomo Mintz has played with the world's best symphony orchestras such as Berlin, Wien, Concertgebouw, Chicago, Los Angeles, NHK Symphony (Japan), Philadelphia and New York Philharmonic.
He has been awarded many prestigious international awards including: Premio Internazionale Accademia Musicale Chigiana, Diapason D'Or, Grand Prix du Disque, Gramophone Award, Edison Award and Cremona Music Award.
Shlomo Mintz has been a judge in many international music competitions, and was invited to be President of the Jury of the Munetsugu Angel Violin Competition in Japan for many years. From 2002 to 2011, he was President of the Jury of the Sion Valais International Violin Competition in Switzerland and from 2012 to 2018, he was Artistic Director of Crans-Montana Classics, the High School and Festival for Violin in Switzerland. In 2019, together with DECCA, he released Ysaÿe Six Violin Sonatas Op.27 and another CD with Mendelssohn Concertos.
To celebrate Shlonmo Mintz's 60th birthday, Deutsche Grammophon has reissued his recordings in a 13-CD edition, featuring violin concertos by Mendelssohn, Prokofiev, Sibelius, Lalo and Vieuxtemps, performed with renowned orchestras and conductors.
In recent years, in addition to performing violin, viola, and conducting orchestras, Shlonmo Mintz has become known in the field of composition.
Currently, world violin legend Shlomo Mintz is Advisor and President of the Jury of the Buenos Aires International Violin Competition in Argentina, President of the Jury and Artistic Director of the Tucuman Festival (Argentina) and the National Violin Competition, and President of the Ilona Fehér Budapest Violin Competition in Hungary.
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