Pianists Silver and Garburg pose for photo in Hanoi, 1-2007.

(Nhan Dan Online) The acclaimed piano duo Sivan Silver and Gil Garburg will give a performance tonight at the Hanoi Opera House.

Silver and Garburg, two of the most brilliant Israeli pianists, will play pieces by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Franz Schubert and Franz Liszt.

The two artists gave a lecture to students of the Hanoi Conservatory this morning

Praised for their lyric sensitivity, extraordinary inner perception and overwhelming technical mastering, the artists’ performances have been successful in 40 countries around the world.

Silver and Garburg founded their duo in 1997 and within a few years became one of the most remarkable piano-duos on international stages, gaining enthusiastic acclaim by music audiences and critics. They have been the first prize winners of numerous national and international competitions both as soloists and as a duo.

1976 born Silvan Silver and 1975 born Gil Garburg studied the music at Rubin Conservatory, Tel-Aviv University. Later they both studied Music and Drama University in Hanover, Germany and since 2001, they have become the university’s lecturers.

Their performance in Vietnam is part of their two months tours to many countries in the world. Before coming to Vietnam, they have performed in Germany, Spain, Czech Republic, Poland, Hong Kong, Japan and Thailand. After Vietnam, they will continue their performance in Singapore, some cities in the US and Europe.

This is the third time they have been in Vietnam for performance, the first and the second were in 2002 and 2003.

By DIEU THUY