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The International Piano Festival 2011 will take place in Ho Chi Minh City from October 18th to 23rd, hosted by the Ho Chi Minh City Music Conservatory with the participation of around 70 artists from 8 countries, namely, the USA, the Republic of Korea, Montenegro, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Belgium, and Vietnam.

Dr. Van Thi Minh Huong, the Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Music Conservatory said the event would create an opportunity for Vietnamese pianists to share experiences with their international counterparts and at the same time meet the demands of local music fans.

The event includes two parts. The first one will see seminars and lectures from October 18th to 20th. The second part will be piano performances from October 21st to 23rd.

The Festival would provide piano-lovers a further understanding of the history of this musical instrument through the intervention “The history of Piano” by Vo Bao Lac Nhan MA at the seminar

Source: CPV

Translated by Tran Hoai