Ly Mi Cuong, a contestant from Mong ethnic minority group in the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang, Vietnam, has won the first prize at the Qingyin award-international youth music festival in Hangzhou of China.
The festival from July 19 to July 22 in Hangzhou of China drew the participation of nearly 600 contestants worldwide.
The competition is sponsored by many conservatory systems, pedagogical universities, national universities, and art schools in China.
Contestants participate in a variety of professional categories such as vocal, composition; or perform musical instruments such as piano, violin, guitar, vocal, choir, chamber music, traditional musical instruments, etc.
The Vietnamese delegation has 9 members. Of which, Ha Giang province has one candidate, Ly Mi Cuong.
As a result, Cuong won the championship of the professional category of traditional musical instruments.
Cuong come from Lung Phin commune, Dong Van district, Ha Giang. He has had a passion for music since childhood. Aware of the responsibility to preserve national identity, Cuong decided to leave his hometown to learn and develop his musical talent. Now he is studying at the Vietnam National Academy of Music.
This comes after he claimed prizes in several local and international contests, including the first prize in the traditional musical instrument category at the 18th ZhongSin International Music Competition 2024./.