The “Suite Kieu” (To khuc Kieu) by Vietnamese music professor and guitarist Dang Ngoc Long was one of the six works played by Zafraan Ensemble - a German group based in Berlin that is well-known for its classical concerts with a distinct crossover flair at the House of World Cultures in Berlin on March 1.
Vietnamese music professor and guitarist Dang Ngoc Long ( third from right) performs the "Suite Kieu" at the House of World Cultures in Berlin. (Photo: VNA)
Berlin (VNA) – The𒉰 “Suite Kieu” (To khuc Kieu) by Vietnamese music professor and guitarist Dang Ngoc Long was one of the six works played by Zafraan Ensemb🍷le - aGerman group based in Berlin that is well-known for its classicalconcerts with a distinct crossover flair at the House of WorldCultures in Berlin on March 1.
The other five works are composed by artists from Algeria, Angola, Cuba, Ghana and Chile. "Suite Kieu" features “The Tale of Kieu” - a literary legacy left by great poetNguyen Du. With Vietnamese materials based on Europeanharmony, Long composed the “Suite Kieu” in 2016. He wrote it for Zafraan Ensemble at the request of this band, playing with guitar andflute, clarinet, violin, and piano. Zafraan Ensemble’s performance formed part of the cultural and artistic activities to reminisce the pastbetween Germany and countries within the framework ofthe exhibition "ECHOS DER BRUDERLÄNDER", a multidisciplinary projecton international relations heritage. Professor Dang Ngoc Long is known asthe person who brought Vietnamese music, from Nghe Tinh folk songs to Quan Hofolk songs, to Europe. As the art director of the International GuitarCompetition & Festival Berlin, Long has turned Vietnamese folk songs intoarrangements in this major music competition. To promote Vietnamese music, hecomposed seven suites to enhance the value of the German translation of the Tale of Kieu./.
An exhibition featuring translations of Vietnamese masterpiece Truyen Kieu (The Tale of Kieu) opened in Paris as part of the activities to mark poet Nguyen Du’s 255th birthday and commemorate his 200th death anniversary.
The Ministry of Culture and the Art Foundation of Germany’s Saxony-Anhalt State have held a press conference to introducing an upcoming exhibition featuring the main female character in “Truyen Kieu” (the Tale of Kieu) by the Vietnamese 18th-century great poet Nguyen Du.
A book of the great epic poem “Truyen Kieu" (The Tale of Kieu) by poet Nguyen Du (1766–1820) with 24 paintings by painter Le Thiet Cuong was introduced to the public on April 13 in Hanoi.
Truyen Kieu (The Tale of Kieu), a Vietnamese poem masterpiece from the 18th century by Nguyen Du, was presented in German on the background of the music by professor, musician Dang Ngoc Long, at an event in Dresden city, Germany, on April 1.
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The contest carried deep meaning as it was the first time the life of Vietnamese women abroad had been highlighted as the central theme, said poet and writer Nguyen Quang Thieu, Chairman of the Vietnam Writers’ Association.
Vietnamese music professor and guitarist Dang Ngoc Long ( third from right) performs the "Suite Kieu" at the House of World Cultures in Berlin. (Photo: VNA) 
