A Night of Dvorak

Antonin Dvorak wrote his cello concerto while living in the US, where he had been appointed Director of the New York Conservatory of Music. This concerto, and the New World Symphony, is the main product of his three-year stay in the country. The cellist in the Saigon Opera House will be Ngo Hoang Quan. He was born into a family of musicians and was taught the cello by his father, the composer Hoang Duong, at the age of five. After five years studying in Russia, he worked with the Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra. Special guest conductor on this occasion will be Honna Tetsuji. Music Director and Principal Conductor of the Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra, he has made many CD recordings with Japanese and other orchestras.

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