The night opened with the Overture of the opera “Candide”, adapted from the literary work of the French writer Voltaire. In 1957, the Overture of “Candide” was performed by the New York Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of conductor Leonard Bernstein, creating a great buzz. In just two years, more than 100 orchestras performed this Overture. To this day, the Overture of “Candide” is still one of the works chosen by world artists to perform regularly.
Following the opera music will be a series of film music works with “Theme and Fantasy” by Nigel Hess (Ladies in Lavender), “Remembrances” by John Williams (Schindler's List) and “Tango” by Carlos Gardel (Scent of a Woman) with the participation of violinist Vu Viet Chuong returning from the US.
John Williams is one of the most prominent composers of today. His music has appeared in the classic Star Wars series, Superman, Harry Potter and Indiana Jones. He is a close musical partner to the talented director Steven Spielberg.
In part two, Conductor Hector Guzman and the HBSO Orchestra will perform Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninov's Symphony No. 2, in E minor, Op. 27.
Not only was he a composer of great success, Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninov was renowned as one of the most talented pianists of his time and is widely known as one of the greatest representatives of Romanticism in Russian classical music. The early influences of Tchaikovsky, Rimsky-Korsakov and other composers gave him a completely different writing style. In it, Rachmaninov's music expressed lyrical, free-spirited poetry, ingenious textures and rich timbre. And performance for him was a space to explore all the expressive possibilities of the piano.
Rachmaninoff's Symphony No. 2 also appeared in the trailer for Birdman, the 2015 Oscar-winning film.With the imprints of music in cinema, the Music Night "From Sergei Rachmaninov To John Williams" will be a breath of fresh air for audiences who love classical concerts at.
Ho Chi Minh City Opera House
No. 7 Lam Son Square, District 1, HCMC
News: Bao Khuyen - Photo: HBSO
