A poster for a charity concert by Japanese pianist Keiko Borujeson in Hội An. She will play a the concert on March 24 to raise money for children with cancer under treatment in Đà Nẵng. Photos courtesy of Keiko Borujeson

HỘI AN — Japanese pianist Keiko Borujeson will play a jazz charity concert at the Ú Café in the ancient town of Hội An on March 24 to raise funds for children with cancer under treatment at Đà Nẵng Oncology Hospital.

Usuda Reiko, the owner of the café, said the concert would feature singing and piano over two hours. The café can host a maximum of 30 people.

Borujeson, an artist of international acclaim, has been performing worldwide since the eighties. She lives in Japan, the US and Sweden, and continues to tour worldwide.

A jazz artist with classical roots, she has rendered a distinctive sound of innovation, contradiction, and academic precision that uniquely harmonises with the touch of her fingers.

She also teaches in China, Latvia and other countries, and the Keiko Foundation assists young musicians in Latvia and Slovenia.

Borujeson said it’s her first time visiting Hội An, and the concert will help raise money to support children receiving treatment for cancer at the Đà Nẵng Oncology hospital.

All the money donated by attendees in the concert will be sent to the children in the hospital in Đà Nẵng City.

Borujeson also performed at the annual Japanese-Vietnamese Culture Exchange Day in celebration of the 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Japan and Việt Nam at Đà Nẵng's Đông Á University on March 9.

Japanese pianist Keiko Borujeson during a performance. She will play a jazz charity concert at the Ú Cafe in Hội An on March 24.

According to Reiko, the charity concert in Hội An is also a celebration of Japan-Việt Nam diplomatic ties.

Reiko, who works as a volunteer of the Japan-Vietnam Friendship Association in Kawasaki City, has, with other members, donated more than 12,000 bicycles to poor students in Đà Nẵng and Quảng Nam Province since 2003.

The concert will start at 5.30pm at 120 Huyền Trân Công Chúa Street in Hội An City. — VNS