Victoria International Arts Festival

13/10/2024

VIAF 2024
In Honour of Mro Joseph Vella

We are happy to announce the last event for this year's VIAF: VISSI D'ARTE, a lecture recital by duo Miriam Cauchi (soprano) and Maria Frendo (speaker/pianist) precisely on the date of Puccini's death, Friday 29 November. Among the best-loved arias from La bohème, Turandot, La Rondine, Tosca, Le Villi, and Suor Angelica, will be performed, together with insights into what makes brings the glorious miniature arias of Puccini close to the poetics of Modernism.

The event will be at the Aula Mgr G. Farrugia and starts at 2000hrs. As always, it is free of charge. Seat reservations can be made on [email protected]

Music / Arts

20/07/2024

VIAF 2024 was a resoundingly successful Festival thanks to a dream team that delivered platinum. The 'best-laid plans' and aspirations, with their myriad logistical issues, time management, coordination, syncrhonisation, could so easily be derailed unless you have a fab team in place. Not taking ourselves too seriously, together with a strong dose of Gozitan humour helps. And, VIAF was conceived and delivered by Mro Joseph Vella and his team as a strong and high-powered cultural platform sliding into the feast of St George, which is happening as we write this. That is the focus, the rest is detail. Long may it last!

Photos: Joe Attard

13/07/2024

𝐕𝐈𝐀𝐅 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 '𝑻𝑯𝑬 𝑮𝑶𝒁𝑶 𝑴𝑰𝑹𝑨𝑪𝑳𝑬'
𝐈𝐧 𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐫𝐨 𝐉𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐩𝐡 𝐕𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐚
𝐰𝐰𝐰.𝐯𝐢𝐚𝐟.𝐨𝐫𝐠.𝐦𝐭

The 27th edition of the Victoria International Arts Festival comes to a close this Monday, 15 July, at St George’s Basilica, at 20:00. It will feature an orchestral concert with the participation of the 𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐚 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐎𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚 and Malta’s leading clarinetist 𝐆𝐨𝐝𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐲 𝐌𝐢𝐟𝐬𝐮𝐝, under the direction of 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩 𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐡. The concert consists of Edward Elgar’s Serenade for Strings in E Minor, followed by Joseph Vella’s Clarinet Concerto, which was premiered in 2011 by this year’s performing soloist himself, and ends with Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 4 in A Major. Entry is free.

12/07/2024

𝐕𝐈𝐀𝐅 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 '𝑻𝑯𝑬 𝑮𝑶𝒁𝑶 𝑴𝑰𝑹𝑨𝑪𝑳𝑬'
𝐈𝐧 𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐫𝐨 𝐉𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐩𝐡 𝐕𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐚
𝐰𝐰𝐰.𝐯𝐢𝐚𝐟.𝐨𝐫𝐠.𝐦𝐭

Tomorrow, Saturday, 13 July, the Victoria International Arts Festival presents a recital by 𝐊𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐬𝐫𝐮𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐊𝐨𝐧𝐳𝐞𝐫𝐭-𝐃𝐮𝐨, comprised of 𝐑𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐀𝐫𝐦𝐥𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐫 (violoncello) and 𝐃𝐚𝐠𝐦𝐚𝐫 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐧 (pianoforte). In this penultimate concert of this 27th edition of the Festival, the German duo will be performing Beethoven’s Seven Variations in Eb Major on a theme from The Magic Flute, Mendelssohn’s Song without words in D Major, Schumann’s Drei Fantasiestücke, Liszt’s Liebestraum, and Franck’s Sonata in A Major. 𝐓𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐰’𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝟐𝟎:𝟑𝟎, and the venue is the Aula Mgr Giuseppe Farrugia at the back of St George’s Basilica.

Music / Arts

11/07/2024

𝐕𝐈𝐀𝐅 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 '𝑻𝑯𝑬 𝑮𝑶𝒁𝑶 𝑴𝑰𝑹𝑨𝑪𝑳𝑬'
𝐈𝐧 𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐫𝐨 𝐉𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐩𝐡 𝐕𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐚
𝐰𝐰𝐰.𝐯𝐢𝐚𝐟.𝐨𝐫𝐠.𝐦𝐭

Tomorrow, Friday, 12 July, the Victoria International Arts Festival presents a pianoforte recital by 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐚 𝐅𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐮𝐠𝐢𝐚 who will be performing a highly eclectic programme of Dance Music by Chopin, Bartók, Granados, and Turina. Tomorrow’s concert starts at 20:30 and is taking place at the Aula Mgr Giuseppe Farrugia. Admission is, as always, free.

Music / Arts

10/07/2024

𝐕𝐈𝐀𝐅 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 '𝑻𝑯𝑬 𝑮𝑶𝒁𝑶 𝑴𝑰𝑹𝑨𝑪𝑳𝑬'
𝐈𝐧 𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐫𝐨 𝐉𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐩𝐡 𝐕𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐚
𝐰𝐰𝐰.𝐯𝐢𝐚𝐟.𝐨𝐫𝐠.𝐦𝐭

Tomorrow, Thursday, 11 July, the Victoria International Arts Festival presents a piano accordion recital by 𝐃𝐣𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐣𝐞 𝐆𝐚𝐣𝐢𝐜 and 𝐑𝐲𝐚𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐭. The duo will perform Bach’s 𝑃𝑟𝑒𝑙𝑢𝑑𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐹𝑢𝑔𝑢𝑒 𝑖𝑛 𝐸𝑏 𝑀𝑎𝑗𝑜𝑟 and Stravinsky’s 𝑃𝑒𝑡𝑟𝑢𝑠ℎ𝑘𝑎. Tomorrow’s venue is St Augustine’s Church and concert starts at 20:00. Admission is, as always, free.

Music / Arts

09/07/2024

𝐕𝐈𝐀𝐅 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 '𝑻𝑯𝑬 𝑮𝑶𝒁𝑶 𝑴𝑰𝑹𝑨𝑪𝑳𝑬'
𝐈𝐧 𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐫𝐨 𝐉𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐩𝐡 𝐕𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐚
𝐰𝐰𝐰.𝐯𝐢𝐚𝐟.𝐨𝐫𝐠.𝐦𝐭

Tomorrow, Wednesday, 10 July, the Victoria International Arts Festival shifts back to the Aula Mgr Giuseppe Farrugia to present a recital by violin virtuoso 𝐀𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐚 𝐆𝐚𝐣𝐢𝐜 and pianist 𝐀𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐫. The Scottish duo will perform Schubert’s 𝑅𝑜𝑛𝑑𝑜 𝑖𝑛 𝐵 𝑀𝑖𝑛𝑜𝑟, Beethoven’s 𝑆𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑎 𝑁𝑜. 9 𝑖𝑛 𝐴 𝑀𝑎𝑗𝑜𝑟, and Kreisler’s 𝐿𝑖𝑒𝑏𝑒𝑠𝑙𝑒𝑖𝑑 and 𝐿𝑖𝑒𝑏𝑒𝑠𝑓𝑟𝑒𝑢𝑑.
𝐈𝐌𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐀𝐍𝐓 𝐍𝐎𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐄: 𝐓𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐰’𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝟐𝟎:𝟑𝟎 (𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚𝐭 𝟐𝟎:𝟎𝟎 𝐚𝐬 𝐮𝐬𝐮𝐚𝐥). Admission is, of course, free.

08/07/2024

Reference is made to the post uploaded earlier today. The concert that is being rescheduled is the one this Friday, 12 July, not as inadvertently mentioned as 12 June. Apologies for the oversight.

08/07/2024

VIAF 2024 'THE GOZO MIRACLE'
In Honour of Mro Joseph Vella
www.viaf.org.mt

ATTENTION TO ALL PATRONS:

Due to circumstances beyond our control, the concert scheduled for Friday 12 June (An Evening with Puccini) will now take place at a later time this year. Watch this space for details about that.

Instead, we are very proud to present Maria Elena Farrugia who will give a pianoforte recital concentrating on Dances and Dance Forms. This concert will see Maria Elena performing works by Chopin, Bartók, Granados and Turina. Brought in at the last minute, VIAF is profoundly grateful for the cooperation the team found from Maria Elena. Thank you!

Beginning her music studies at a young age, Maria-Elena showed a love for the instrument and a deep understanding of music from an early stage. She now holds a Masters of Music in Piano Performance from the RNCM -where she studied with Prof. Sally Ann MacLeod - a PGCE, and First Class Honours in her Bachelor of Music from University of Malta, where she was tutored by Prof. Michael Laus. Over the past 15 years, she participated in and won many local and international competitions, obtaining High Distinction in multiple Diplomas. In 2003, she won the EPTA (Malta) Competition which enabled her to attend lessons at the Liszt Academy in Budapest with one of the jury, Profs. Balazs Szokolay. The following year, she won 1st prize at the 12th Gianluca Campochiaro Competition (Pedara, Sicily). She also took part in the 6th Young Musicians Contest of the Malta Society of Arts, Manufacturing and Commerce where she placed 1st in her category. In 2011 she was 1st prize winner of the Bice Mizzi Vassallo Music Competition (Malta), resulting in a week of Masterclasses held at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester, tutored by acclaimed pianist, Norma Fisher. In Manchester she performed as a soloist and with several duo and chamber ensembles, including the well-established Philetas Piano Trio.

She is highly sought after for engagements in Gozo, Malta and the UK, where she has worked with multiple professional artists such as Mezzo Soprano Jennifer Larmore. She has performed in Malta at the Presidential Palace, the Manoel Theatre, and in the Malta International Arts Festival Masterclasses, where she was tutored by internationally acclaimed pianists and professors Yuri Didenko, Vassily Scherbakov, Arkady Zenziper, Christoph Traxler and Alexander Zolotarev. Maria-Elena continues her work as a professional pianist, accompanying local international artists including tenor Joseph Calleja, whilst furthering her ongoing repetiteur training with soprano Juliette Bisazza. She is currently a full-time music teacher and staff pianist in Malta’s national music school, the Malta school of Music. Maria-Elena also does freelance work as a session pianist with local bands and ensembles in various genres - such as musical theatre, contemporary music and jazz.

Music / Arts

08/07/2024

𝐕𝐈𝐀𝐅 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 '𝑻𝑯𝑬 𝑮𝑶𝒁𝑶 𝑴𝑰𝑹𝑨𝑪𝑳𝑬'
𝐈𝐧 𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐫𝐨 𝐉𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐩𝐡 𝐕𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐚
𝐰𝐰𝐰.𝐯𝐢𝐚𝐟.𝐨𝐫𝐠.𝐦𝐭

Tomorrow, Tuesday 9 July, the Victoria International Arts Festival returns to the chapel of the Oratory Don Bosco to present a concert by 𝐁𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐬 𝐐𝐮𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐭, comprised of 𝐅𝐢𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐚 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐢 (flute/alto flute), 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐚𝐫𝐚 𝐓𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐢 (oboe/cor anglais), 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐨 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐦𝐛𝐨 (violin), 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐨 𝐆𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐚 (viola), and 𝐘𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐯 𝐌𝐢𝐤𝐥𝐮𝐤𝐡𝐨 (violoncello). The quintet will perform works by Bach, Cambini, and Süssmayr. Concert starts at 20:00, and admission is free.

Music / Arts

07/07/2024

𝐕𝐈𝐀𝐅 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 '𝑻𝑯𝑬 𝑮𝑶𝒁𝑶 𝑴𝑰𝑹𝑨𝑪𝑳𝑬'
𝐈𝐧 𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐫𝐨 𝐉𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐩𝐡 𝐕𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐚
𝐰𝐰𝐰.𝐯𝐢𝐚𝐟.𝐨𝐫𝐠.𝐦𝐭

Tomorrow, Monday 8 July, the Victoria International Arts Festival presents yet another saxophone quartet, this time all the way from the UK - the vibrant 𝐀𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐜 𝐒𝐚𝐱𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐭, featuring 𝐀𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝐏𝐞𝐧𝐦𝐚𝐧 (soprano saxophone), 𝐒𝐚𝐦 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧 (alto saxophone), 𝐉𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐟𝐞𝐫 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐬𝐨𝐧 (tenor saxophone), and 𝐑𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐞𝐥 𝐌𝐨𝐨𝐫𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝 (baritone saxophone). They will be performing works by Bach, Whitlock, Simmons, Gershwin, Ellington, Bruckner, Penman, and Gregory. Tomorrow’s concert is taking place in the courtyard of the Bishop’s Palace on Republic Street (opposite Teatru Astra) and starts at 20:00. Entry is free.

Music / Arts

05/07/2024

𝐕𝐈𝐀𝐅 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 '𝑻𝑯𝑬 𝑮𝑶𝒁𝑶 𝑴𝑰𝑹𝑨𝑪𝑳𝑬'
𝐈𝐧 𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐫𝐨 𝐉𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐩𝐡 𝐕𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐚
𝐰𝐰𝐰.𝐯𝐢𝐚𝐟.𝐨𝐫𝐠.𝐦𝐭

Tomorrow, Saturday 6 July, the Victoria International Arts Festival once again shifts to the Oratory Don Bosco Chapel for a recital by four of Malta’s leading saxophonists: 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩 𝐀𝐭𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐝 (soprano saxophone), 𝐒𝐚𝐦𝐮𝐞𝐥 𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐚 (alto saxophone), 𝐉𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐩𝐡 𝐕𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐚 (tenor saxophone), and 𝐆𝐨𝐝𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐲 𝐌𝐢𝐟𝐬𝐮𝐝 (baritone saxophone). The saxophone quartet will perform works by River, Glazunov, Whitlock, and Gershwin. Concert starts at 20:00, and admission is free.

Music / Arts

04/07/2024

𝐕𝐈𝐀𝐅 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 '𝑻𝑯𝑬 𝑮𝑶𝒁𝑶 𝑴𝑰𝑹𝑨𝑪𝑳𝑬'
𝐈𝐧 𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐫𝐨 𝐉𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐩𝐡 𝐕𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐚
𝐰𝐰𝐰.𝐯𝐢𝐚𝐟.𝐨𝐫𝐠.𝐦𝐭

Tomorrow, Friday the 5th, the Victoria International Arts Festival returns to the Aula Mgr Giuseppe Farrugia to present a violin and pianoforte recital by 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐲𝐧𝐚 𝐙𝐚𝐧́𝐤𝐨 and 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐢𝐚 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫. The Polish-born duo will be performing works by Szymanowski, Wieniawski, Chopin, and Paderewski. Concert starts at 20:00, and admission is free.

03/07/2024

𝐕𝐈𝐀𝐅 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 '𝑻𝑯𝑬 𝑮𝑶𝒁𝑶 𝑴𝑰𝑹𝑨𝑪𝑳𝑬'
𝐈𝐧 𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐫𝐨 𝐉𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐩𝐡 𝐕𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐚
𝐰𝐰𝐰.𝐯𝐢𝐚𝐟.𝐨𝐫𝐠.𝐦𝐭

One Gozo-based string quartet that is making a name for itself and for our island both locally and internationally is 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐚. Composed of musicians 𝐃𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐝 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐠 and 𝐄𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐓𝐨́𝐭𝐡 (violin), 𝐉𝐚𝐜𝐨𝐛 𝐏𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢 (viola), and 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐢 (violoncello), the quartet will be performing Beethoven’s demanding 𝑆𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑄𝑢𝑎𝑟𝑡𝑒𝑡 𝑁𝑜. 15 𝑖𝑛 𝐴 𝑀𝑖𝑛𝑜𝑟 tomorrow, Thursday, the 4th of July, at 20:00, at the Church of St Francis.
As with all VIAF concerts, admission is free.

Music / Arts

02/07/2024

𝐕𝐈𝐀𝐅 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 '𝑻𝑯𝑬 𝑮𝑶𝒁𝑶 𝑴𝑰𝑹𝑨𝑪𝑳𝑬'
𝐈𝐧 𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐫𝐨 𝐉𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐩𝐡 𝐕𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐚
𝐰𝐰𝐰.𝐯𝐢𝐚𝐟.𝐨𝐫𝐠.𝐦𝐭

Tomorrow, Wednesday 3 July, the Victoria International Arts Festival presents another pianoforte duo, this time comprised of 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐙𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐚 and 𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚 𝐃𝐚𝐰𝐧 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐦𝐬. The Williams Zerafa Duo will perform works by Casella, Fiorini, De Falla, Zahra, Satie and Ligetti.

Venue is once again the Aula Mgr Giuseppe Farrugia and concert starts at 20:00. Entry is, as always, free.

01/07/2024

𝐕𝐈𝐀𝐅 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 '𝑻𝑯𝑬 𝑮𝑶𝒁𝑶 𝑴𝑰𝑹𝑨𝑪𝑳𝑬'
𝐈𝐧 𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐫𝐨 𝐉𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐩𝐡 𝐕𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐚
𝐰𝐰𝐰.𝐯𝐢𝐚𝐟.𝐨𝐫𝐠.𝐦𝐭

Tomorrow, Tuesday the 2nd, the Victoria International Arts Festival presents a concert by 𝐄𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐦𝐨𝐬, comprised of 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐚𝐫𝐚 𝐌𝐮𝐫𝐳𝐢 on the viola, 𝐑𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐨 𝐌𝐞𝐨𝐧𝐢 on the clarinet, and 𝐀𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐚 𝐒𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐫𝐢 on the pianoforte. The Italian trio will perform M. Bruch’s 𝐸𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑃𝑖𝑒𝑐𝑒𝑠 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝐶𝑙𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑡, 𝑉𝑖𝑜𝑙𝑎, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑃𝑖𝑎𝑛𝑜𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑡𝑒, Joseph Vella’s 𝐶𝑎𝑛𝑡𝑖, and Mozart’s 𝐾𝑒𝑔𝑒𝑙𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑡𝑡 𝑇𝑟𝑖𝑜.

Concert starts at 20:00, and the venue remains the Aula Mgr Giuseppe Farrugia. Admission is, as always, free.

30/06/2024

𝐕𝐈𝐀𝐅 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 '𝑻𝑯𝑬 𝑮𝑶𝒁𝑶 𝑴𝑰𝑹𝑨𝑪𝑳𝑬'
𝐈𝐧 𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐫𝐨 𝐉𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐩𝐡 𝐕𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐚
𝐰𝐰𝐰.𝐯𝐢𝐚𝐟.𝐨𝐫𝐠.𝐦𝐭

Tomorrow, Monday, the 1st of July, the yearly debutants’ concert will take place at the Aula Mgr Giuseppe Farrugia. This year, as in previous editions, four very promising, up-and-coming local talents — a musician, a singer, and two actors — will each give a brief performance. There will be 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞 𝐀𝐭𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐝 on the clarinet (accompanied by Francis Camilleri on the pianoforte), performing works by Schumann, German, Lloyd Webber, and Ferguson, and bass 𝐉𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐩𝐡 𝐂𝐮𝐭𝐚𝐣𝐚𝐫 (accompanied by Maria Elena Farrugia), singing arias from works by Mozart, Bellini, Bach, Sgambati, Schubert, and Schumann. Young actors 𝐆𝐢𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐨 𝐀𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐢 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐢 and 𝐄𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐚 𝐕𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐚 will deliver two soliloquies each.

As usual, concert starts at 20:00, and admission is free.

28/06/2024

𝐕𝐈𝐀𝐅 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 '𝑻𝑯𝑬 𝑮𝑶𝒁𝑶 𝑴𝑰𝑹𝑨𝑪𝑳𝑬'
𝐈𝐧 𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐫𝐨 𝐉𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐩𝐡 𝐕𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐚
𝐰𝐰𝐰.𝐯𝐢𝐚𝐟.𝐨𝐫𝐠.𝐦𝐭

As part of this 27th edition of the Victoria International Arts Festival, tomorrow, Saturday, the 29th of June, Maltese pianist 𝐉𝐨𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐢 will give a recital on the splendid 1776 Antunes model harpsichord housed at the Aula Mgr Giuseppe Farrugia, where she will perform works by Krebs, Bach, Handel, Azopardi, Hardel, and Rameau.

Concert starts at 20:00, and, as always, admission is free.

Music / Arts