The video capturing this moving moment quickly went viral on social media, attracting considerable attention from the community.
The person seen in the video is violist Nguyet Thu, but this time she does not appear as an artist, but as a patient who has just recovered from a serious illness.
The day before, the artist Nguyet Thu had been hospitalized for shortness of breath and exhaustion following a heart attack and had received emergency care. The day after she woke up, she decided to sit down and perform « The Song of Secret Garden » in the hospital corridor, as a sign of gratitude to the medical team.
The artist Nguyet Thu at the hospital
In the video, amid the familiar sounds of machines and hurried footsteps, the viola melody resonated with many patients, their families and medical staff, prompting them to stop and listen. Many people immortalized this rare moment in a place usually synonymous with anxiety and tension.
What touched many people was the image of a patient absorbed by the piano, as if he were forgetting his state of health.
“There are times when I’m out of breath, I’m so exhausted, but oddly enough, as soon as I pick up my guitar, all the fatigue seems to disappear. Music is not a job for me, it’s my breath,” artist Nguyet Thu told VietNamNet journalists.
She clarified that it was not an impulsive act. For two years, she has been working on a musical project at the hospital, intended for doctors, nurses, medical staff, patients and their families.
She said her experience as a patient further strengthened her conviction about her choice. “When I was a patient, I understood that simply having trust in the doctors and nurses could bring some peace,†she said.
For Nguyet Thu, playing music in the hospital was not only an act of gratitude, but also a form of self-healing. “When I play music, I feel better. I have total confidence in the doctors and I clearly feel their dedication,” she confided.
After the video went viral, the artist expressed her wish to make the public better aware of the community musical project she is leading. This project is currently being implemented at Hanoi Oncology Hospital and Bach Mai Hospital.
“Music can bring positive energy, helping people feel understood and at peace,” said Nguyet Thu.
The artist Nguyet Thu was born into a family with a musical tradition, being the daughter of the distinguished artist Nguyen Van Thuong, considered the founder of the viola at the Hanoi Conservatory of Music (now the Vietnam National Academy of Music).
She was the first Vietnamese student to study the viola at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory (Russia), where she graduated at the top of her class and obtained two master’s degrees in artistic education, one in Russia and the other in the Netherlands. She performed in 53 countries and lived and worked abroad for 26 years before returning to Vietnam.
The artist Nguyet Thu won the prize for the best interpretation of the music of JC Bach at the International Viola Competition held in England from 1995 to 1997.
In addition to her remarkable career as an artist, both nationally and internationally, she is also recognized as a pioneer in the use of music to support the treatment of autism in Vietnam, an approach inspired by her own journey with her son suffering from this syndrome.
Violist Nguyet Thu, who has performed in 53 countries, will be in Vietnam for an exceptional event. The first Vietnamese woman to study the viola at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory (Russia), she obtained her diploma there with the congratulations of the jury and has just announced special projects.
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