The Vietnam National Academy of Music announced new leadership at its opening ceremony for the academic year on September 5, naming Associate Professor Dr. Nguyen Huy Phuong as director and People’s Artist Dr. Bui Cong Duy as deputy director. Vietnam.vn reported the information, citing Dan Tri Newspaper.
Nguyen Huy Phuong, born in 1974, began studying piano at age 6 and trained at the Hanoi Conservatory of Music and the Gnesin Academy of Music in Russia for 14 years, earning degrees in piano performance and a doctorate in musicology. He returned to Vietnam in 2003 to teach in the academy’s Piano Department and previously served as Head of the Ensemble and Accompaniment Department, Deputy Director in charge of Training, and Chairman of the Academy Council, according to the source.
Bui Cong Duy, born in 1981, was reappointed as deputy director, a position he has held since 2017 when he became the youngest person appointed to that role at age 36. He began studying violin at age 4 and graduated from the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Russia with bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees in musical performance. He was awarded the title of People’s Artist in 2023 and currently serves as a Doctor and Honorary Professor at the Kazakhstan National University of Arts, the source stated.
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