General Secretary To Lam attends special concert 'Peace Symphony'

On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the liberation of the South and national reunification (April 30, 1975 - April 30, 2025), on the evening of April 21, at the Ho Chi Minh City Theater (District 1), General Secretary To Lam attended the special concert "Peace Symphony".

Also attending the special concert were comrades: Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan, former Politburo member, former Chairwoman of the National Assembly; Nguyen Duy Ngoc, Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Chairman of the Central Inspection Commission; General Phan Van Giang, Politburo member, Minister of National Defense; General Luong Tam Quang, Politburo member, Minister of Public Security; Nguyen Van Nen, Politburo member, Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee; Party and State leaders; leaders of ministries, departments, and branches of the Central Government and Ho Chi Minh City; representatives of diplomatic agencies in Vietnam.

Special concert program called“Symphony of Peace”Gathering the Ho Chi Minh City Opera - Ballet - Symphony Orchestra, bringing the audience a solemn and emotional artistic space.

The program is divided into two parts, with a combination of world classics and immortal Vietnamese songs.

In part one, the audience enjoyed famous songs such as“Glory and Hope”by Edward Elgar,“Voices of Spring”(Spring Song) by Johann Strauss II, along with Vietnamese compositions such as "Country" (Pham Minh Tuan),Love song(Hoang Viet).

In particular, the pieces are arranged for symphony orchestra, bringing new nuances to familiar melodies. This part is conducted by Dr. and Conductor Le Ha My.

Under the direction of Conductor Tran Nhat Minh, part two continues to impress with excerpts from musicals such as“Nessun Dorma” (Turandot),“Cinema Paradiso,” “The Tale of Viktor Navorski”(The Terminal), along with works praising victory and peace such as“Hello, liberation army,” “We are Vietnamese police officers,” “The country is full of joy.”

The program has the participation of famous artists in the academic music genre of the Ho Chi Minh City Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera and artists from Hanoi such as People's Artist Bui Cong Duy; Meritorious Artist Dang Duong, Khanh Ngoc; Tang Thanh Nam; singers Dao Mac, Truong Linh, Bao Yen, Duyen Huyen, Pham Trang,...

The combination of the choir, soloists and orchestra created a meaningful musical night, honoring the spirit of solidarity, the desire for peace and national pride.