The Toyota Classics 2016 concert will be held at the Municipal Theatre of HCM City on November 11, announced the organising board at a press conference on October 17.
HCM City (VNA) – The Toyota Classics 2016 concert will be held at the Municipal Theatre of HCM City on November 11, announced the organising board at a press conference on October 17.
Themed “Opera with a Twist”, audiences will enjoy world-renowned works, such as Turandot and Carmen, which were rearranged by the British-Singaporean artist Pamela Tan Nicholson.
The highlight of this year’s concert is the special performance of the song “ASEAN Solidarity”.The song was composed by Pamela Tan Nicholson specially for the event, to honour the vision and solidarity of ASEAN countries. HCM City’s student assembly will perform the song.
Vietnamese singer Tung Duong will also perform in the concert.
Le Ngoc Dinh, the Vice Head of International Cooperation Department under the Ministry of Culture, Sport and Tourism said that the annual Toyota Classics helped people enjoy renowned works with the performance of various artists and orchestras.
The concert is one of 200 social events of Toyota in Asia. So far, 191 concerts drew the participation of hundreds of thousands people, to promote cultural exchange and classical music to Asian audiences.
Total ticket proceeds of 8.7 million USD were given to charity, supporting the cultural, social, environmental development and traffic safety in Asia-Pacific countries and territories.
🔴 In Vietnam, the event was first held in 1997. Since 2009, ticket proceeds have been granted to the “Toyota Scholarship for Vietnamese Young Music Talents.-VNA
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Despite strong home support and high expectations, Vietnam were unable to overcome the defending champions, who secured their third consecutive win over Vietnam in a regional final, following previous victories in 2014 and 2023.
The event, part of Vietnam’s cultural diplomacy strategy through 2030, was jointly organised by the Vietnamese Embassy in Venezuela and USM’s Faculty of International Relations. It attracted thousands of students from universities across Venezuela.
For the first time, Vietnamese audiences will have the opportunity to experience the ballet masterpiece "Don Quixote" in its original version by renowned choreographer Marius Petipa.
The contest carried deep meaning as it was the first time the life of Vietnamese women abroad had been highlighted as the central theme, said poet and writer Nguyen Quang Thieu, Chairman of the Vietnam Writers’ Association.
The event formed part of Vietnam’s ongoing campaign to seek UNESCO World Heritage status for the complex at the 47th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, scheduled to take place in Paris in July.
Creative cultural festivals are fast emerging as a new catalyst for tourism development in Vietnam, as localities increasingly invest in these vibrant events on a more systematic and larger scale.
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Coming to the Vietnamese booth, visitors had the chance to take part in a bamboo dance, a workshop on painting woven bamboo or rattan, or quizzes about Vietnam.
These are impressive achievements, not only showing the efforts and prowess of Vietnamese paddlers but also serving as proof of the sports sector’s strategic and systematic investment.
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The poster of Toyota Classics 2016
