Drum ‘n’ bass at Hanoi Rock City

This Thursday, Australian Producer/DJ Dauntless will be hitting the decks at Hanoi Rock City. Expect nasty basslines and pumping beats to make this the perfect Thursday that will you set you up for the wicked weekend of music that lies ahead in Hanoi.

Famous for his hard hitting Drum ‘n’ Bass beats as part of Sydney’s promotion crew No Frills, Dauntless has been smashing up dance-floors for the past 8 years throughout Australia.

Dauntless has played alongside some of the biggest names in the business, from Dom and Roland to Nymfo, Klute to Logistics & Cyantific, to name but a few.

Ticket price: VND50 000 (at door), Hanoi Rock City, 27/52 To Ngoc Van, Tay Ho, Hanoi

Choral music and tango in HCM City

You are invited to a night of choral music conducted by Tran Nhat Minh and Tango performances choreographed by Bui Ngoc Quang, Nguyen Phuc Hai and Nguyen Phuc Hung at HCM City Opera House on April 19, 8 pm

Part 1:

American Folk Song – The Water is wide

Solo: Tran Duy Linh

Ecuadorian Folk Song – Vasija de Barro

Mexican Folk Song – Celito Lindo

Colombian Folk Song – Prende de Vela

Leonard Bernstein:

Glitter to be Gay from operetta Candide

Piccolo Serenata

Solo: Cho Hae Ryong

Leonard Bernstein – Maria from West Side Story

Duo: Nguyen Thi Thanh Nga and Pham Trang

Traditional Spiritual Witness

Piano: Le Pham My Dung

Percussions: Nguyen Huong Bao Hieu, Luong Bich Khoi

Part 2: Tango

Music: Astor Piazzolla

HBSO Ballet

Ticket price: VND250,000, VND150,000 and VND60,000 (for students with valid ID card)

All tickets are available at HCM City Opera House, No. 7 Lam Son Square, D.1, HCMC

Tickets delivery service: 08. 38237419/ 08. 62704450

Future shorts at Hanoi Sound Stuff

Future Shorts brings some top notch international and local film to Hanoi Sound Stuff Festival 2011.

Hanoi Sound Stuff Festival aspires to create a unique world of quality electronic and experimental music and art with boundary-pushing sounds, creative performances and collaborations between Vietnamese and International artists to spur an interest among young Vietnamese audiences.

The official film selection for April offers a hand-drawn look on romance in the beautiful This is Love, life in a Russian circus in The Poodle Trainer, childbirth in Mother of Many, serene and stylish music videos from PJ Harvey and Liars, plus many more.

The regional program includes a struggle to preserve tradition in My Own Cycle, nostalgic desire in Sexy Beach and frenetic homage in Thriller. Also featured will be the Austrian film Koi by tinhoko, music by Stefan Nemeth.

Schedule (15 & 16 April, Van Ho Exhibition Center, 2 Hoa Lu Street, Hanoi)

6 – 7 pm: Silent Jukebox

7 – 9 pm – International and Regional Films

9 – 11 pm – Silent DJs featuring DJ Cache & Vaughn

Ticket price: VND50,000 for entry into the festival. Free then to enter Future Shorts area.

15th Hennessy concert in Hanoi

The 15th annual Hennessy concert series will return to Hanoi on April 22 with participants from many countries across the globe.

Opera extracts of world-renowned composers such as “Nguoi tho cao thanh Seville” (The Barber of Seville) by Rossini, “Manon” by Jules Massenet, “Nhung ngu dan dao Ngoc” (The Pearl Fishers) by Georges Bizet and “Faust” by Charles Gounod will be presented to Vietnamese audience at the Hanoi Opera House.

The concert will honour the opera of Italy and France with performances from French soprano Noral Amsellen, Mexican tenor Fernado de la Mora, Chinese bass Hao Jiang Tian and pianist Katherine Chu.

The Performing Arts Agency of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and Moet Hennessy jointly organizes the Hennessy Concert Series, debuted in 1996.

The annual Hennessy concert brings together international artists of classical music to Vietnam, offering the public a chance to enjoy classic works by talented composers from all over the world.

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