Music Events in Hanoi in April

After the gloomy months of winter, April has come with summermusic festivals as well as numerous other music events in Hanoi. Let’stake a look at some of those:

1. Hanoi Sound Stuff Festival:

Day 2: Fri 10 Apr 2015, 2 – 11 pm

Hanoi Creative City, 01 Luong Yen

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Day 3: Sat 11 Apr 2015, 7 – 10.30 pm

Van Ho Exhibition Center, 02 Hoa Lu

For the past 8 years, Hanoi Sound Stuff Festival, initiated andorganized by musician/composer/DJ Tri Minh, has brought to Vietnamnumerous talented sound artists and DJs from across the globe and hasbecome the most-anticipated music event in the capital every April.

In its 8th edition, the festival is bringing to Hanoi electronicmusicians and artists from the US, Norway, Germany, France, Israel andVietnam in 3 exciting consecutive nights. The Hanoi Sound Stuff Festivalin 2014 was reported to have attracted thousands of audience and thisis absolutely not-to-be-missed if you are in Hanoi during that time.

2. Mystery Quest Festival:

10 – 12 Apr 2015

Location: Mystery

Quest is a mini music festival combined with weekend outdooractivities and has been a mega popular among the expatriate community inHanoi. In April, Quest is organizing a “mystery” party in which theparticipants will be taken to a secret camping site 90 minutes away fromHanoi by bus. There will be natural surroundings of trees and wildlife,live bands and DJs, food, arts, performance, workshops as well as manyother camping and trekking activities. Tickets are ranging from 700,000to 900,000 VND and have been sold out weeks before the actual event.Hanoi Grapevine will send a reporter to the fest and we will have apost-event report next week.

3. Jazz Music with The Drops:

Sat 18 Apr 2015, 8 pm

L’Espace

In the following weekend after the festivals, excitement continueswith the jazz trio hailing from France. Tickets are on sales atL’Espace.

4. Femme Beat DJ School by Embassy of Sweden:

18 and 19 Apr 2014

Hanoi Rock City

For all Vietnamese women interested in music and in building anetwork of female professionals in Hanoi, apply NOW for the Femme BeatDJ School by Embassy of Sweden. You don’t need to have any priorknowledge of DJ-ing, you only need to be driven to learn and to helpbuilding the network. You will learn from Swedish Female DJ LinaThomsgård and have the opportunity to DJ along with established DJ’sbefore a live audience.

Send your application to camilla.bjelkas@gov.se before 1014 April. Write: ‘Application to DJ- course’ in the subject line. Eight participants will be picked from the applications.

5. Vietnam – Japan Charity Choir and Concert – Beethoven Symphony No. 9:

Sat 11 Apr 2015, 4 – 7 pm

Hanoi Opera House

The program includes choir and concert performance of Beethoven’sSymphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 with Japanese conductor KitaharaYukio, the Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra (VNSO) together withVietnamese and Japanese soloists and chorus.

The Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 (also known as “theChoral”), is Ludwig van Beethoven’s final complete symphony. Completedin 1824, the symphony is one of the best-known works in classical music.Among critics, it is almost universally considered Beethoven’s greatestwork, and many consider it one of the greatest pieces of western music. (Wikipedia)

6. Norway Concert 2015:

17 and 18 Apr 2015, 8 pm

Hanoi Opera House

The program plays Sergej Prokofiev’s Symphony no 1, FelixMendelssohn’s Concerto for Violin and Edvard Grieg’s Songs for vocalsand orchestra conducted by Norwegian conductor Thomas Rimul.

Even if you are into some good oldschool Rock’n’Roll April has something to offer…

7. The Electric Yard Dogs in April:

10, 16, 24 and 26 Apr 2015

Various locations in Hanoi

In various incarnations The Electric Yard Dogs have been performingin Hanoi for over five years. Original members Jez Hartley and Simon‘Otis’ Redington, who hail from the ‘70s London Punk Rock era, have nowbeen joined by two rockers from Le Havre Ricardo Canu on drums andClaude Van Damm on bass.

Their music is a highly danceable mix of fast rock, rhythm and swing,a style reminiscent of Dr Feelgood, the Texas Bar Room Blues of StevieRay Vaughan and the Fabulous Thunderbirds with a touch of Chuck Berryand Jimmy Reed.

… or experimental music…

8. Electronic and Traditional Music Event: World of Sounds:

Thu 23 Apr 2015, 8 pm

Hanoi Rock City

Discover the unexpected sounds from electronic music and “dan bau” – avietnamese traditional musical instrument in experimental style!Special program has the presence of the leading experimental musiciansin Hanoi including Vu Nhat Tan, Dee.F, Nguyen Do Minh Quan, and PhamThanh Tam!

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Music Events in Hanoi in April

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