Ho Chi Minh City - People's Artist Ta Bon - one of Vietnam's first two violin professors - passed away at the age of 82 due to cancer.
His daughter, dancer Ta Thuy Chi, said that the professor passed away on the evening of April 19th, after more than a year of treatment for pancreatic cancer. "My father and family have had more time together, filled with optimism, happiness, and fulfillment. Now, he no longer has to endure so much pain and has passed away peacefully," the singer said.
The memorial service for the artist took place at 10:00 AM on April 22nd at the National Funeral Home in the South (Go Vap District, Ho Chi Minh City). The funeral service was held on the afternoon of April 23rd, and the remains were interred at Phuc An Vien Cemetery.
Artist Ta Bon (1942-2024). Photo: Provided by the family.
Violinist Ta Bon is considered a leading figure in Vietnamese classical music. He was born in 1942 in Thuong Tin (formerly Ha Tay province) into a family with a rich musical tradition. His father was musician Ta Phuoc, the first principal of the Vietnam School of Music, now the Vietnam National Academy of Music. His brothers, Ta Tuan and Ta Don (violin), and Ta Huan (cello), all pursued careers in string instruments.
During the resistance war, the artist accompanied his father to music classes for soldiers to practice and perform. At the age of 12, he was sent to China, and later directly admitted to the Tchaikovsky Conservatory (formerly the Soviet Union). At the age of 22, he returned to Vietnam to work as a violin lecturer. Artist Ta Bon was one of the first two Vietnamese students to study at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory. He was the first Vietnamese contestant to participate in international violin competitions in Romania in 1958 and Finland in 1962. He is also known as the first Vietnamese artist to be invited to participate in international jury competitions.
He has performed with numerous orchestras, including the Moscow State Symphony Orchestra, the Tchaikovsky Conservatory Chamber Orchestra, the Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra, and the Ho Chi Minh City Symphony Orchestra. He was awarded the title of Associate Professor in 1980 and Professor in 1991. Along with Professor Bich Ngoc, he became one of the first two violin professors in Vietnam. He received the title of Meritorious Artist in 1993 and People's Artist in 2001.
He contributed to teaching many generations of violinists. Many of his students have achieved fame and won numerous international awards, such as artists Do Phuong Nhu and Bui Cong Duy. His wife is the distinguished teacher and dancer Kim Dung. They met while studying together in the former Soviet Union. Both of his children have pursued careers in the arts, with his daughter Thuy Chi becoming a talented dancer.
Mai Nhat
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