MUSIC & PERFORMANCES

Hanoi-Piano Duet: Lise de la Salle and Thomas Enhco



Dec 15, 8 pm,

L’Espace, 24 Trang Tien Street

A special night of classical music by Lise de la salle and Thomas Enhco, who are two of the most prominent pianists in France and will grace the stage of L’Espace in their first time performing in Vietnam. They have won numerous international prizes and performed at the most famous concert halls in the world.

Ticket price: VND 210 000; Member price: VND 130 000; Student price: VND 100 000; 

Hanoi-Special Concert “MAHLER NIGHT”



Dec 14, 8 pm, 

The Grand Concert Hall, Vietnam National Academy of Music, 77 Hao Nam Str., Dong Da Distristrict

Featuring conductor Honna Tetsuji, Soprano Ha Pham Thang Long, Alto Le Thi Vanh Khuyen, Chorus masters Ngoc Khoi and Quoc Hung, the Choir of Vietnam National Academy of Music and the Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra

Ticket prices: VND 200,000 – VND 350,000 – VND 500,000.

Hanoi-A Night of Trinh Cong Son’s Music: “Nguyet ha 2″


8 pm, December 11

L’Espace, 24 Trang Tien Street

Featuring artist Le Thiet Cuong, bringing the audience into a relaxed and nostalgic atmosphere immersed in Trinh Cong Son’s music.

Ticket price: VND 1,000,000

HCMC- Record and CD Fair


Until Dec16

Organised by Phương Nam Film in co-operation with its partners, including the Recording Industry Association of Vietnam, the fair aims to encourage local companies to develop their business, find new partners, and promote and market programmes at home and abroad.

HCMC-A O Show by Lune Production

Dec 3 and 4, 6:00 pm, 

Ho Chi Minh City Opera House, 7 Cong Truong Lam Son, Ben Nghe Ward, District 1

Featuring optical illusions and impressive acrobatics, paired with traditional music performances by a troupe of talented local artists.

Known as the Cirque du Soleil of Vietnam (minus the flashy outfits), this live show depicts the transition of rural Vietnam into today’s modern landscape, using props such as giant woven baskets, scaffolding, bamboo canes, and ropes.

Price range: VND630,000 - VND1,470,000

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EXHIBITION

Hanoi- Group Photography Exhibition “Second Opinion”


Manzi Art Space, 14 Phan Huy Ich, Hanoi

A group photography exhibition featuring works by Nguyen Thi Hue, Ha Dao, Hanh Tran, Viet Vu, Le Xuan Tien, Nguyen Duc Huy, Mai Pham.

Hanoi-Photo Exhibition “Vietnam Pagodas” by Nicolas Cornet


L’Espace, 24 Trang Tien Street, Hoan Kiem district

Displaying nearly 50 photo capturing Vietnamese pagodas through the lense of French photographer Nicolas Cornet.

The photos featuring popular pagodas across Vietnam, including Tran Quoc and Mot Cot pagodas in Hanoi, But Thap pagoda (Bac Ninh province), Pho Minh pagoda (Nam Dinh Province), and Keo pagoda (Thai Binh province), among others.

The exhibits were selected from Nicolas’s 250-page photo book highlighting the most beautiful details in architecture, decorative motifs and the daily life of Vietnamese pagodas and Buddhist temples.

Ninh Thuan-Cham ethnic minority group’s pottery on display

Dec 8, 2018- May 8, 2019

An exhibition introducing collection of over 350 pottery artefacts dating back to the 14th-19th century of the Cham ethnic minority group.

The objects, including ceramic vases and tea pots, were collected by Thai Hung Lam from Da Lat city in the Central Highland province of Lam Dong.

The exhibition aims to introduce visitors about the unique features of pottery making of the Cham ethnic people in Ninh Thuan.


HCMC-Exhibition “an everyday day” by Nguyen Quang Huy




Galerie Quynh, 118 Nguyen Van Thu, Dakao, Dist 1, HCMC


A solo exhibition of new work by Hanoi-based artist Nguyen Quang Huy. Considered one of Vietnam’s pioneering artists following the Doi Moi reforms initiated in 1986 (a period of economic liberalisation marked by increased artistic experimentation), Quang Huy will be showing a suite of oil paintings depicting Hmong women and misty mountainscapes created with hazy brushworks in his distinctive muted palette of blue-grey grisaille.

HCMC-Exhibition “Survival” by Nguyen Minh Nam



Craig Thomas Gallery, 27i Tran Nhat Duat Street, Tan Dinh Ward, District 1,


A solo exhibition of paintings by Hanoi-based artist Nguyen Minh Nam.

Works on display explore the female form and the continuing evolution of the roles and mores of women in Vietnamese society and in its collective imagination.

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