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A classical concert will be performed by American and Vietnamese musicians at the Goethe Institute in Hanoi tonight.Pianist Anne Chamberlain, violinist Ngo Hoang Linh and cellist Nguyen Hong Anh, will play pieces by Beethoven and Anton Arensky.They will perform Beethoven's Archduka, more commonlly known as the 'Archduke Trio' because it is dedicated to Beethoven's patron, Archduke Rudolph.Beethoven considered the work in B flat, Opus 97, to be among his finest works. The critics obviously agreed with him, as the Archduka is now hailed as one of the most popular piano trio's of the late classical period, and the piece which finally elevated the violin and cello to a status equal to that of the piano.Piano Trio No1 in D minor, Opus 32, composed by Russian Anton Arensky in 1894, will also be performed.The concert will begin tonight at 8pm at 56-58 Nguyen Thai Hoc Street, Hanoi. Entrance is free.(Source: Viet Nam News) Smile: The trio will perform in the classical concert at the Goethe … [Read more...] about Goethe Institute gets classical

The Goethe Institute’s annual German Film Week kicks off today in Ha Noi, offering movie buffs an encounter with current German cinema through a selection of six films drawn from this year’s Berlin film festival.A highlight of the week will be a screening of Everyone Else, directed by Maren Ade. which earned grand jury prix, the Silver Bear, at this year’s Berlinale, as well as the best actress prize for Birgit Minichmayr.The 2003 Oscar winner for the Best Foreign Language Film, Caroline Link’s A Year Ago in Winter, will also be screened, along with Storm, directed by Hans-Christian Schmid, and the children’s film Krabat, directed by Marco Kreuzpaintner, which won a Bavarian Film Prize.The films Jerichow and The Baader Meinhof Complex round out the week.Films will be shown at the Goethe Institute’s hall in the original German with English subtitles and simultaneous translation into Vietnamese via headphones.Schedules and tickets can be picked up at … [Read more...] about Goethe Institute hosts German film fest

The Goethe Institute in Hanoi on May 21st will host a light installation by German light designer Herbert Cybulska. Accordingly, light cubes of various colors will be installed in the grounds of the Institute, acting as light accents and light notes in the space. As darkness falls, these will put the institute in a new light. Herbert Cybulska said that “Richard Kelly, one of the fathers of lighting design in architecture, names, along with brightness and accentuation, the “play of brilliants” as the third criteria of lighting design - and is referring to those uses of light which are an extra, a luxury, a pleasure, serving as the finishing touch to the overall design. I am bringing just such a pleasure to the Goethe Institute Hanoi - outside of the institute, because it should radiate outwards.” Herbert Cybulska has been a lighting designer for 25 years now. He was responsible for lighting of the cultural program at the German pavilion at EPO 2000. Through … [Read more...] about German light designer to introduce a new look for Goethe Institute

A special art programme entitled “Beethoven concert” will take place in Hanoi Opera House in the evening of December 8th and 9th to mark the 10th founding anniversary of the Vietnam Goethe Institute. The concert will be held under the instruction of conductor of an orchestra, Gudini Emilsson; famous artists such as Ton Nu Nguyen Minh, a pianist, from Berlin, Bui Cong Duy, a violinist, from Hanoi, Ngo Hoang Quang, a cellist, from Hanoi, and the Vietnam Symphony Orchestra. (Source:HNM, CPV) … [Read more...] about Beethoven nights to mark 10th founding years of Vietnam Goethe Institute