HCM City to host third international music festival
The Ho Chi Minh City International Music Festival 2023 (HOZO), the largest outdoor music show in the southern hub, is scheduled to kick off in September.
Huy Tuan, General Director of the HOZO 2023 music festival (Photo: nld.com.vn)
HCM City (VNA) - The Ho Chi MinhCity International Music Festival 2023 (HOZO), the larges﷽t outdoor music show in t꧙hesouthern hub, is scheduled to kick off in September.
According to the organising board, unlike in previous editions, the 2023 festival will begin from early September and last until lateDecember. The highlight of the festival will be four performance nights withthe theme of “HOZO Inspired Talents" and three concerts themed "HOZOSuper Fest".
The “HOZO Inspired Talents" nights are expected to be held in the lastweek of each month, starting from September and running until November at LamSon Park in District 1.
Meanwhile, the "HOZO Super Fest" is due to take place along NguyenHue and Le Loi pedestrian streets on December 22 - 24 which is expected toattract the participation of renowned domestic and foreign artists.
Workshops𒁃 on international music trends, as well as talent shows, will also beincluded during the festival.
Huy Tuan, General Director of the festival,said that HOZO 2023 will be a rendezvous to enjoy the city's unique artperformances with international standards. He expressed his hope that the event will bringVietnamese music into the flow of modern music, preserve and spread the valuesof music and national culture to the world, and bring music closer to thelocals.
Nguyen Thi Thanh Thuy, Deputy Director of municipal Departmentof Culture and Sports, said that the festival is an opportunity for audiences tocatch up with the latest music trending in the world.
Themed “From Ho Chi Minh City with love,” the HOZO – Ho Chi Minh CityInternational Music Festival 2023 is considered an opportunity to bringtraditional music and modern music closer to the public, c෴ontributing topreserving and spreading the values of national music and culture to the world./.
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Huy Tuan, General Director of the HOZO 2023 music festival (Photo: nld.com.vn) 
