EMCY

Hy-Huu Dang

All prize winners
'Jonk Soliste' Prize
2018
Nationality: Luxembourgish
Instrument: Saxophone
Date of birth 1997/12/11
Promoted by EMCY, Discover music tour 2019

Hy-Huu Dang was born on 11th December 1997 in Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg. At the age of 8, he started playing the saxophone at the Conservatoire de la Ville de Luxembourg in the class of Anaïs Lorentz. Since 2017, he is pursuing his Bachelor degree in Classical Saxophone in the class of Arno Bornkamp and Willem van Merwijk at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam.

Over the last years, he participated in several competitions. In 2013, he was ranked 4th at the Concours Jeunes Saxophonistes de Dinant, and recently in 2018, as the 1st laureate of the Concours Jeunes Solistes de Luxembourg, he won the Jonk Soliste Prize.

During his musical journey, Hy-Huu also took masterclasses with many renowned saxophonists such as Vincent David, Jan Schulte Bunert, Lars Mlekusch, Christian Wirth, Timothy McAllister, Nobuya Sugawa, Phillipe Geiss and among many others.

Hy-Huu is also co-founder and tenor saxophonist of Aries Saxophone Quartet based in Amsterdam.

If you are interested in working with Hy-Huu, please get in touch with the EMCY Office.

Repertoire

Solo 

J. S. Bach, Cello Suite No.2 B.W.V.1008
P. Bonneau, Caprice en forme de valse
C. Koechlin, 15 Etudes (Op.188)
G. Lacour, Etude de concert
R. Noda, Improvisation I
R. Noda, Maï
A. Piazzolla, Tango Etudes

With Piano 

J. Arban, Caprice et variations
D. Bédard, Fantaisie
P. Bonneau, Pièce concertante dans l’ésprit de jazz
P. Bonneau, Suite
F. Borne, Fantaisie brillante sur des airs de “Carmen”
E. Bozza, Aria
P. Creston, Sonata (Op.19)
J. Defaye, Ampélopsis
J. L. Defontaine, Fantaisie
J. Demersseman, Fantaisie sur un theme original
P. M. Dubois, Concerto
C. Debussy, Petite suite
F. Decruck, Sonate en ut# pour alto saxophone (alto) et piano
J. Françaix, Cinq dances exotiques
C. Franck, Sonate en la majeur
A. Glazunov, Concerto en mib
P. Itturalde, Pequena Czarda
P. Itturalde, Suite Hellenique
G. Lacour, Almacor
I. Markovitch, Complainte et danse
P. Maurice, Tableaux de provence
R. Muczynski, Sonata
H. Sauget, Sonatine bucolique
J. Savari, Fantaisie sur des motifs du Freischütz de Weber
F. Schmitt, Légende (Op.66)
R. Schumann, Adagio and Allegro in A flat major
J. ter Velthuis, Tallahatchie Concerto
H. Tomasi, Ballade
H. Tomasi, Concerto
J. Williams, Escapades

Chamber music 

E. Bozza, Andante et Scherzo
C. Debussy, Arabesque No.1
A. Desenclos, Quatuor pour saxophones
J. Françaix, Petit Quatuor pour saxophones
R. Heppener, Canzona
G. Jacob, Saxophone Quartet No.2
P. Lantier, Andante et Scherzetto
P. Reade, Saxophone Quartet
J. B. Singelée, Premier Quatuor
T. Verbey, Passamezzo

With Orchestra

N. Kapustin, Duet (Alto Saxophone & Cello)
P. Hindemith, Konzertstück (2 Alto Saxophones)
J. Risset, Diptère (Alto Saxophone & Boombox)
J. Ter Velthuis, Grab It! (Tenor Saxophone & Bass Guitar & Drum Set)
J. Ter Velthuis, Tatatata (Tenor Saxophone & Baritone Saxophone & Boombox)
A. Voirpy, Meditation sur un sanctus (Alto Saxophone & Organ)

Video

2019-03-17
Sonata in A major (4th movement) by César Franck
2019-03-17
Escapades by John Williams

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