Next Wednesday, the 8th of June, sees the start of this years edition of the Victoria International Arts Festival. The 14th edition of the Festival will run until Monday, the 11th of July.

The programme of entertainment for the festival will consist of cultural events, such as musical concerts, full details are shown below.

Programme of Events

Wednesday 8 June

Inauguration of 1785 Antunes Harpsichord | Bridget Cunningham (England) – St George’s Basilica.

Thursday 9 June

Gaudos Trio | Emese Tóth (violin), David Lang (violin), Jacob Portelli (viola) (Hungary/Malta) – Aula Mgr Giuseppe Farrugia.

Saturday 11 June*

Vocal Recital | Fulvia Bertoli (mezzo soprano), Marco Podestà (pianoforte) (Italy) – Aula Mgr Giuseppe Farrugia.

Sunday 12 June

Double Bass and Pianoforte Recital | Gjorgji Ciniewski, Joanne Camilleri (Macedonia/Malta) – Aula Mgr Giuseppe Farrugia.

Monday 13 June

Big Band Brothers | Daniel Cauchi (leader) (Malta) – St George’s Square.

Tuesday 14 June

Pianoforte Recital | Nazareno Ferruggio (Italy) – Aula Mgr Giuseppe Farrugia.

Wednesday 15 June

Pianoforte Recital | Robin Colvill (England) – Aula Mgr Giuseppe Farrugia.

Thursday 16 June

Pianoforte Recital | Gabriele Vianello (Italy) – Aula Mgr Giuseppe Farrugia.

Friday 17 June

Violin and Pianoforte Recital | Dejan Bogdanovich, Gabriele Vianello (Serbia/Italy) – Aula Mgr Giuseppe Farrugia.

Saturday 18 June

Viola and Pianoforte Recital | Pierre Henri Xuereb, Gabriele Vianello (France/Italy) – Aula Mgr Giuseppe Farrugia.

Monday 20 June

Duo Papillon | Julia Xia (violoncello), Vylan Nguyen (pianoforte) (Norway/China/Vietnam) – Aula Mgr Giuseppe Farrugia.

Tuesday 21 June

Il Duo | Gianluca Alonsi (sopranista), Roberto Colavalle (contraltista), Victoria Festival Baroque Ensemble – Joseph Vella (conductor) (Italy/Malta) – St George’s Basilica.

Wednesday 22 June

Clarinet Trio | Roberto Meoni (clarinet), Carol Ella (viola), John Grundy (pianoforte) (Italy) – Aula Mgr Giuseppe Farrugia.

Friday 24

June Brass Tubes Ensemble | Jason Borg, Robert Buttigieg (trumpet), Daniel Gauci, Joseph Gauci, Mark Gauci, George Camileri (euphonium), Michael Camilleri (percussion), Georgina Gauci (soprano), Mark Gauci (director) (Malta) – Tal-Hagar.

Saturday 25 June

Oden Ensemble | Alexis Demailly (trumpet), Michel Maurer (organ), Christophe Vella (percussion) (France) – St George’s Basilica.

Sunday 26 June

Meryon Trio | Angus Meryon (clarinet), Jitka Vlasanková (violoncello), Richard Saxel (pianoforte) (England/Czech Republic) – Aula Mgr Giuseppe Farrugia.

Monday 27 June

Martinu Quartet | Lubomir Havlak (violin), Libor Kanka (violin), Zbynek Padourek (viola), Jitka Vlasanková (violoncello) (Czech Republic) – Aula Mgr Giuseppe Farrugia.

Tuesday 28 June The Composer Speaks | Christopher Muscat; Debutants Concert (Malta) – Aula Mgr Giuseppe Farrugia

Wednesday 29 June

Saxophone and Pianoforte Recital | Joseph Vella, Joanne Camilleri (Malta) – Aula Mgr Giuseppe Farrugia.

Thursday 30 June

Trio Zingaro | Noel Beck (clarinet), Antoine Frendo (violin), Natascha Chircop (pianoforte) (Malta) – Aula Mgr Giuseppe Farrugia.

Friday 1 July

Duo Smaragd | Sarah Mayer/Magdalena Weiss (violins); Trio Colorato | Petra Liedava (clarinet), Benedict Mitterbauer (viola), Elisa Pohn (pianoforte) (Upper Austria) – Aula Mgr Giuseppe Farrugia.

Saturday 2 July

Violoncello and Pianoforte Recital | Daniel Veis, Helena Veisová (Czech Republic) – Aula Mgr Giuseppe Farrugia.

Sunday 3 July

Swarzenberg Trio | Vesna Stankovic (violin), Roland Lindenthal (violoncello), Luca Monti (pianoforte) (Austria) – Aula Mgr Giuseppe Farrugia.

Monday 4 July Richard Strauss Horn Trio | Michele Martusciello (horn), Luigi Mastracci (pianoforte), Michela Marconi (soprano) (Italy) – Aula Mgr Giuseppe Farrugia

Tuesday 5 July

QuarTête-à-tête | Clemens Flieder (violin), Bernhard Winkler (violin), Sebastian Eyb (viola), Rumi Brejnikow (violoncello) (Austria) – Aula Mgr Giuseppe Farrugia.

Wednesday 6 July

Gozo Creative Theatre Club: Unheard Melodies (Norman Beim) | George Camilleri (Julian Bernard), Marlene Saliba (Evelyn Bernard), Julia Camilleri (Clara Shaw), George Sacco (George – the Butler), George Mizzi (director) (Malta) – Aula Mgr Giuseppe Farrugia.

Thursday 7 July

Cantum Barbum Elizabethan Vocal Music | Alastair Ross (counter tenor), Matthew Howard (tenor), Edmund Saddington (bass) (England) – Aula Mgr Giuseppe Farrugia.

Saturday 9 July

Choral Concert | The Girls and Men of Rochester Cathedral (director: Sam Rathbone) (England) – St George’s Basilica.

Monday 11 July

Grand Orchestral Concert | Miriam Cauchi (soprano), Simon Abdilla Joslin (violoncello), Scott Farrell (organist), The Girls and Men of Rochester Cathedral (director: Sam Rathbone), Laudate Pueri Choir (director: George J. Frendo), Malta Philharmonic Orchestra (leader: Marcelline Agius), Joseph Vella (conductor) (Malta/England) – St George’s Basilica.

Artistic Director: Joseph Vella

The concerts, which are free of charge, start at 20.00hrs, unless otherwise indicated.

* On Saturday 11 June, concert starts at 19.00hrs.

Masterclasses will be held in the following disciplines: pianoforte (junior and senior), viola, violin and clarinet.

Patrons are to be seated 15 minutes prior to commencement. A donation of €70 entitles the patron to a reserved seat for all the concerts. Please send your contributions to Victoria International Arts Festival, c/o 72 Vajringa Street, Victoria VCT 1319, Gozo.

For more details please email frgfrendo@yahoo.co.uk.

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