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Oct 17, 2013 / 14:43

Classical music programme promotes Vietnam-France friendship

French artists Jean François Heisser and Marie Josèphe Jude and the Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra will stage a joint classical music performance at Hanoi Opera House on November 14

The event, co-organised by the French Embassy in Vietnam and Hanoi’s French Cultural Centre L’Espace, is part of celebrations marking 40 years of Vietnam-France diplomatic ties.

Jean François Heisser is a multi-talented artist, working as a pianist, master conductor and teacher.

He developed the Poitou-Charentes symphony project orchestra in which he played five concertos of Beethoven, winning high acclaims.   

Marie Josèphe Jude is a famous pianist with recordings of Brahms written for solo piano. She has co-worked with Jean François Heisser since 1997, founding the Heisser Jude piano duet.

The performance is also one of many cultural exchanges between Vietnam and France for France Year in Vietnam 2013.