Guitarist Nguyễn Thanh Huy from HCM City will play at the annual Đà Nẵng Guitar Concert 2020 on December 5. Photo courtesy Đà Nẵng Festival and Event Organisation Centre

ĐÀ NẴNG – A group of guitarists from HCM City will have a one-night performance at the annual Đà Nẵng Guitar Concert 2020 – entitled: Around the World – at the Nguyễn Hiễn Dĩnh Theatre on Saturday (December 5).

The city’s festival and event organisation centre said Saigonese guitarists will play solo, duo, trio, duo guitar and flute with melodies and rythms composed by authors from Italy, France, Russia, Canada and Spain.

Trio Thanh Huy-Ngọc Niền-Quang Huy will introduce O trio Magico of Roland Dyens and Baiao de Gude of Paulo Bellinati on the opening night.

Lê Ngọc Niền will play solo with Un Sueno en la floresta of Agustin Barrios Mangore, while Nguyễn Thanh Huy will do his own performance with Lulla&Pushkin Waltz of Yuri Smirnov; Cancion y Danza No.1 of Antonio Ruiz Pipó and Zapateado by R. Sainz de la Maza.

Quartet performances including Ngọc Niền, Lê Công Nam Anh, Quang Huy and Đình Quang will play Around the World by Patrick Roux; Tango del Sol (Hommage to the Sun); Ama-zone-E (Hommage to the forest); and Introduction et Fandango of Luigi Boccherini.

Solo Lê Ngọc Niền of HCM City will play solo and duo in a single night performance in Đà Nẵng. Photo courtesy Đà Nẵng Festival and Event Organisation Centre

Minh Trang and Quang Huy – in a duo flute&guitar – will perform three pieces: Mia&Sebastian’s theme; Audition (The fools who dream) and City of Star in the film: La La Land (Oscar music Award) of Justin Hurwitz.

Duo Nguyễn Thanh Huy-Huỳnh Bá Thơ will play Suite Italiana of Mario Gangi and Jongo of Paulo Bellinati at the performance.

It’s an annual guitar concert that Đà Nẵng has hosted since 2013.

People can get free tickets at Lê Độ Cinema at 46 Trần Phú street in Đà Nẵng, or the city’s Exhibition centre at 9 Cách Mạng Tháng Tám street.

The performance will last 85 minutes from 8pm to 9.30pm. – VNS