Published:  00:00 Monday - October 06, 2008

For the first time, a Vietnamese artist has won the hearts and minds of the Russian audience, playing the Dan Bau - a typical Vietnamese musical instrument – in a Russian TV contest on October 5.

During a live broadcast on Channel 1, Emeritus Artist Nguyen Thi Kim Anh from the Voice of Vietnam Radio performed instrumental pieces The Beautiful Volga River of Russia and The Spring in the Central Highlands of Vietnam. Her performance received thunderous applause from the jury and the audience.