Transported: Japanese conductor Hidemi Suzuki will brandish his baton at the debut of Orchestra Libera Classica tomorrow night in Ha Noi. — Photo courtesy Vietnam Airlines

Audiences in Ha Noi will have a chance to wallow in classical melodies when the Japanese Orchestra Libera Classica debuts in the city tomorrow night.

The concert is part of the Vietnam Airlines Classic 2009 programme, an annual series of cultural events organised by Vietnam Airlines to promote international cultural exchange.

"In recent years, Vietnam Airlines has organised various cultural events, aiming to promote the image of the country, people, rich traditional art and cuisine abroad. As an organiser of the Vietnam Airlines Classic 2009, we wish to offer Vietnamese audiences with the chance to enjoy the essence of European classical music, as well as to continue our mission of being a cultural bridge linking Viet Nam with other countries," said Vietnam Airlines’ general director Pham Ngoc Minh.

During the one-night concert, which will take place at the Ha Noi Opera House, the 34-member orchestra will present the masterworks of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Joseph Haydn and Beethoven.

The Orchestra Libera Classica has gathered many great names from Japan and Europe’s music scene, including violinist Natsumi Wakamastu, flutist Kiyomi Suga, oboist Eduard Wesly and trumpeter Osamu Kumashiro.

Under the baton of world-famous conductor Hidemi Suzuki, the orchestra will use so-called original instrument, meaning the instrument that were used when the compositions were written.

Suzuki, who is also a well-known cellist, founded the orchestra in 2001 to focus on classical repertoires, with an emphasis on compositions by Joseph Haydn.

Suzuki has also performed as a soloist, chamber musician and a conductor in various concert halls throughout Japan. He also was invited to be the conductor of different symphony orchestras and choirs in his country.

Suzuki had visited Ha Noi twice before, as a cellist and conductor. After the Vietnam Airlines Classic concert, he will come back to conduct the Viet Nam National Symphony Orchestra in November.

Last year, the world-acclaimed Vienna Boys Choir performed for Vietnam Airlines Classic’s first season.

(Vietnam News)