Classical music lovers in Hanoi will have an opportunity to once
again enjoy famed American conductor Dorian Wilson when he leads the
Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra at concerts to be held on April 25
and 26 at the Hanoi Opera House.
Under the baton of
Wilson, the musicians will perform Georges Bizet’s Symphony, Edvard
Grieg’s Peer, Gunt’s Suite No 1 and Duke Ellington’s Suite at the
concert, which is titled The Fire of April.
Tickets
are priced from 200,000 VND (10 USD) to 500,000 VND and are available at
the Opera House at No.1 Trang Tien Street .
Wilson has received widespread acclaim, especially in Germany, Russia
and America, where in 2010 he opened the 2010/2011 season for the
Chattanooga Symphony and Opera with a concert of Schubert’s and
Shostakovich’s 5th symphonies.
In October 2011 he
conducted a Beethoven concert with famous artists Harriet Krijgh, Kim
Barbier and Matsuda Lina in Hanoi.
In
recognition of his work over the years, Wilson has been made Permanent
Guest Conductor of the St Petersburg Symphony.-VNA