Suah Ye and Yury Tkachenko will headline a special classical concert at Ho Guom Theater featuring works by Rachmaninoff and Dvořák.
On November 8, the Ho Guom Theater in Hanoi will host Dvořák & Rachmaninov: The Masterpieces of Slavic Romanticism, a classical concert featuring renowned Russian conductor Yury Tkachenko and rising Korean piano virtuoso Suah Ye, who was named one of Korea’s leading young classical artists by Forbes Korea.
Pianist Suah Ye.
Yury Tkachenko is a distinguished conductor, professor at the Novosibirsk State Conservatory, and chief conductor of the Tchaikovsky International Competition for Young Musicians. He also led the third Grand Piano International Competition for Young Pianists in Moscow in 2021. Throughout his career, he has mentored generations of talented musicians in Russia and beyond.
Suah Ye first gained global recognition at the age of 15, winning first prize at the Tchaikovsky International Competition for Young Musicians. In 2023, she cemented her status with a fourth-place finish at the prestigious Tchaikovsky Competition and was subsequently invited by maestro Valery Gergiev to perform with the Mariinsky Symphony Orchestra.
She has appeared with top orchestras such as the Korean National Symphony Orchestra, Moscow State Symphony Orchestra, and Rachmaninoff Symphony Orchestra, and graced some of the world's most esteemed venues including the Mariinsky Theatre, Salle Cortot (Paris), and Carnegie Weill Recital Hall (New York). Suah Ye is currently studying at the University of Music in Hannover, Germany, and the Accademia Internazionale di Imola in Italy.
Conductor Yury Tkachenko.
For this special night, the artists will join the Hanoi Symphony Orchestra to perform Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2 and Antonín Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9 “From the New World.”
Rachmaninoff composed his iconic second piano concerto in 1901 after a prolonged battle with depression following the death of Tchaikovsky and the failure of his first symphony. With the help of Dr. Nikolai Dahl, a physician and music lover, Rachmaninoff overcame his emotional collapse. The concerto, now a staple of the classical repertoire, is known for its passionate melodies and technical demands - but more than that, for the emotional depth that reflects the composer’s personal journey of artistic resurrection.
Dvořák’s “New World Symphony,” first performed in New York in 1893, quickly won over audiences with thunderous applause after every movement. The piece masterfully weaves together European symphonic tradition, Native American and African-American folk melodies, and the composer’s own Bohemian roots. Structured in four movements, it radiates vitality, nostalgia, and triumph, representing one of the greatest musical legacies of the Romantic era.
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