free concert at Radio the Voice of Vietnam Theatre on February 28.
The concert, titled “Brothers in Concert: Sounds of Colours”, will be
jointly organised by the Australian Embassy in Hanoi and Radio the Voice
of Vietnam, according to a press release from the Australian Embassy.
It will feature performances by guitarist Leonard
Grigoryan and Joseph Tawadros who specialises in the oud, a kind of
lute, as well as other well-known Vietnamese artists.
The Grigoryan and Tawadros family names are synonymous with modern
Australian classical music. Regarded as one of Australia ’s finest
classical guitarists, Grigoryan is also well-known for playing different
kinds of music such as latin, jazz, folk and contemporary music.
Tawadros is recognised as one of the world’s leading performers and
composers for the oud (an eleven stringed lute of Middle-Eastern
origin). With his brilliant technique and lively performing style, he
has appeared in many concert halls worldwide and has dazzled audience
with his passionate music.
The Australian Ambassador
to Vietnam , Allaster Cox, said that the concert will help to bring
Australian and Vietnamese closer together by this collaboration of
artists from both countries.
Grigoryan and Tawadros
will also share their experiences with students at the Vietnam National
Academy of Music and the Ho Chi Minh City Conservatory of Music./.
