Did violinist Trinh Minh Hien 'destroy Hanoians' by Nguyen Dinh Thi?

Violinist Trinh Minh Hien continues to show her personality when she reinterprets the famous song 'Nguoi Ha Noi' by Nguyen Dinh Thi.

Violinist Trinh Minh Hien - Photo: NVCC

Trinh Minh Hien released the MV Nguoi Ha Noi on the evening of August 19 along with two other products, which are the violin concert album Lap linh vang sao and in collaboration with the Vietnam Museum of Fine Arts to release the MV Tien quan ca.

Among them, Lap linh vang sao is a rare instrumental album released on the occasion of National Day September 2 this year.

"Hanoi People" is very new

Nguyen Dinh Thi wrote Nguoi Hanoi in early 1947, during the early stages of the resistance war against French colonialism, right after Vietnam was founded. The song resounded on fierce barricades, urging them to advance amid "the dust of the streets swirling and flying, the bodies of enemies falling, under the heels of their shoes/ The rumble of gunfire, joyfully echoing the bright tomorrow".

For over half a century, Hanoians has been performed by symphony orchestras, solo piano, guitar...

However, this time Trinh Minh Hien decided to re-arrange Nguoi Ha Noi for solo violin. The artist kept the original melody but incorporated classical violin techniques such as clamping, free cadenza, tremolo, left-hand pizzicato...

The MV's visuals were directed by Italian director Gianmarco Maccabruno Giommetti with slow motion effects, capturing portraits of more than 60 Hanoians with more than 30 typical scenes of Hanoi today.

At the press conference on August 19, Trinh Minh Hien shared that Nguyen Dinh Thi's Hanoi People is a long poem written in the early stages of the country's founding, when the resistance war was still ongoing with many complications.

But when she made the new arrangement, she thought about Hanoians today, people living in peacetime.

Trinh Minh Hien did not "destroy" Nguoi Ha Noi but completed the unfinished work of Nguyen Dinh Thi nearly 80 years ago. The MV is a tribute from today's Hanoians to yesterday's Hanoians, those who fell for independence and freedom today.

MV Hanoi People

Album Glittering Gold Stars as a gift for the 80th anniversary of the founding of the country

The album Lập rung vàng sao (Golden Star) consists of 9 works and was released on August 19, commemorating the success of the August Revolution. Of which, only one song has lyrics ( Biển Sóng , composed by Trịnh Minh Hiền himself), the remaining 8 typical instrumental pieces of revolutionary music were arranged by the artist specifically for the violin.

Including: Hanoians, My Hometown; medley Ho Chi Minh's Song, Who loves Ho Chi Minh more than children, Like having Uncle Ho on the day of great victory; Grateful to Vo Thi Sau; My hometown Quang Binh ; Song by the hammock; The girl sharpening spikes; The country is full of joy.

Trinh Minh Hien said that these products come from her very natural emotions, not following any trends - Photo: NVCC

The album title was inspired by the line "the sky is full of golden stars" in The Hanoian by Nguyen Dinh Thi and "the waves are sparkling with golden stars, thousands of soldiers of the Lo River" in The Lo River Epic by Van Cao.

The songs are arranged chronologically from 1945 to present, recording the ups and downs, changes and development of the country over the past 80 years.

The artist recorded the album live in the studio, mostly acoustically. The band lineup ranged from a solo violin for the first track to a full band for the final work.

Classical, semi-classical, pop, world music, and country music elements are interwoven to create a sense of both familiarity and strangeness, both heroic and chill for the songs that have stood the test of time.

Trinh Minh Hien also collaborated with the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum to release the MV Tien Quan Ca. The product is part of a series of events celebrating the museum's 80th National Day.

The MV records the artist's footsteps with a violin in hand, in dialogue with the works of art displayed here, especially nine national treasures (six paintings and three sculptures).

According to Mr. Nguyen Anh Minh, director of the museum, the unit will soon post the MV on the museum's digital platforms for wider promotion.

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Source: https://tuoitre.vn/nghe-si-violin-trinh-minh-hien-co-pha-nguoi-ha-noi-cua-nguyen-dinh-thi-20250819212504197.htm