{"id":1437,"date":"2024-09-08T22:19:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-08T22:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staffansandstrom.se\/?p=1437"},"modified":"2025-03-24T07:08:45","modified_gmt":"2025-03-24T07:08:45","slug":"vietnam-sweden-friendship-concert-in-stockholm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staffansandstrom.se\/?p=1437","title":{"rendered":"Vietnam Sweden Friendship Concert in Stockholm"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Sunday 8 September 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This past Friday I was invited as a pianist and Head of the Academy of Music and Opera, M\u00e4lardalen University<\/a>, to participate in a Friendship Concert in Stockholm; a celebration in words, pictures, art and music of the 55th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Sweden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was a truly great evening, and I was happy to meet new and old friends from Vietnam National Academy of Music in Hanoi.<\/a> They were represented by around 20 artists which shows how importance Vietnam finds music. This impression was further strengthened during the evening and I cite Mr. Ho\u00e0ng \u0110\u1ea1o C\u01b0\u01a1ng, Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism who was attending the evening: “Over more than half a century, bilateral cooperation between Viet Nam and Sweden has achieved remarkable accomplishments in various fields, with culture playing a crucial role as a bridge in the development of the relations between our two countries”. Too bad that Sweden didn\u2019t really show the same interest in culture as our Minister of Infrastructure and Housing Andreas Carlson held a very nice speech but then left immediately before the celebration concert. Many of us Swedes in the hall were very disappointed, as this made all the nice words seem hollow and without true meaning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The concert was really excellent and consisted of a mix of classical Western music, jazz and traditional Vietnamese Folk Music. There was also an introductory fashion show with plenty of extravagant and colorful \u00c1o D\u00e0i (traditional Vietnamese dress) shown by Vietnamese models! On stage was also two of our students from the Academy of Music and Opera, M\u00e4lardalen University: Julia Thuvesen, piano and Robin Norrg\u00e5rd, tenor, both who made great performances with Swedish Lieder and solo piano pieces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A big thank you to everyone and especially to all dear friends and excellent artists at Vietnam National Academy of Music in Hanoi, let’s continue to together fill the world with more Music!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

S\u00f6ndagen 8 september 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I fredags blev jag inbjuden som pianist och avdelningschef f\u00f6r Musik- och Operah\u00f6gskolan, M\u00e4lardalens universitet<\/a>, att delta i en V\u00e4nskapskonsert i Stockholm; ett firande i ord, bild, konst och musik av 55-\u00e5rsdagen av diplomatiska f\u00f6rbindelser mellan Vietnam och Sverige.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Det blev en mycket fin kv\u00e4ll och jag var v\u00e4ldigt glad \u00f6ver att tr\u00e4ffa nya och gamla v\u00e4nner fr\u00e5n Vietnam National Academy of Music (VNAM) i Hanoi. VNAM representerades av ett 20-tal artister vilket visar hur stor betydelse musiken har i Vietnam. Detta intryck f\u00f6rst\u00e4rktes ytterligare under kv\u00e4llen och jag citerar Mr. Ho\u00e0ng \u0110\u1ea1o C\u01b0\u01a1ng, vietnamesisk bitr\u00e4dande minister f\u00f6r Kultur, Sport och Turism som deltog i kv\u00e4llen: “Under mer \u00e4n ett halvt sekel har bilateralt samarbete mellan Vietnam och Sverige har uppn\u00e5tt anm\u00e4rkningsv\u00e4rda prestationer p\u00e5 olika omr\u00e5den, d\u00e4r kultur spelar en avg\u00f6rande roll som en bro i utvecklingen av relationerna mellan v\u00e5ra tv\u00e5 l\u00e4nder”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Synd att Sverige inte riktigt visade samma intresse f\u00f6r kultur: v\u00e5r infrastruktur- och bostadsminister Andreas Carlson h\u00f6ll ett mycket trevligt tal men \u00e5kte sedan vidare direkt innan galakonserten ens hann b\u00f6rja. M\u00e5nga av oss svenskar i salen var mycket besvikna, k\u00e4nslan blev att alla fina ord verkade ih\u00e5liga och utan sann mening och att gesten var f\u00f6rol\u00e4mpande mot allt arbete fr\u00e5n den vietnamesiska sidan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Konserten var utm\u00e4rkt och bestod av en blandning av klassisk v\u00e4sterl\u00e4ndsk musik, jazz och traditionell vietnamesisk folkmusik. Vi bj\u00f6ds ocks\u00e5 p\u00e5 en inledande modevisning med massor av extravaganta och f\u00e4rgglada \u00c1o D\u00e0i (traditionell vietnamesisk dr\u00e4kt) visad av vietnamesiska modeller! P\u00e5 scen under konserten stod tv\u00e5 av v\u00e5ra studenter fr\u00e5n Musik- och Operah\u00f6gskolan, M\u00e4lardalens h\u00f6gskola: Julia Thuvesen, piano och Robin Norrg\u00e5rd, tenor, som b\u00e5da som gjorde mycket fina framtr\u00e4danden med svenska s\u00e5nger och solopianostycken.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ett stort tack till alla och speciellt till alla k\u00e4ra v\u00e4nner och utm\u00e4rkta artister fr\u00e5n Vietnam National Academy of Music, l\u00e5t oss forts\u00e4tta att tillsammans fylla v\u00e4rlden med mer h\u00f6gkvalitativ musik!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Julia Thuvesen, Robin Norrg\u00e5rd.<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n

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Staffan Sandstr\u00f6m, Julia Thuvesen, Robin Norrg\u00e5rd.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n

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Phuong Nguyen, Staffan Sandstr\u00f6m.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n

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Christina K\u00e4\u00e4ri\u00e4 MDU, Medea Eklund, MDU, Robin Norrg\u00e5rd MOMDU, Do Cuoc Hung VNAM, Julia Thuvesen MOMDU, Staffan Sandstr\u00f6m MOMDU\/MDU, Hai Van Nguyen VNAM.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n

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About Staffan Sandstr\u00f6m<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

About<\/a> University of Music and Opera, M\u00e4lardalen University<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Om Staffan Sandstr\u00f6m<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Om Musik- och Operah\u00f6gskolan vid M\u00e4lardalens universitet<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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