The Malta Philharmonic Orchestra will be giving a concert with a difference for this year’s edition of Notte Bianca taking place on Saturday evening. Conducted by Brian Schembri and featuring the music of Karl Fiorni, the MPO together with Gozo mezzo soprano Clare Ghigo and Chorus Urbanus (choir director John Galea).

They will be taking over Pjazza San Gorg, spreading out across the square and on the rooftops of the surrounding buildings to provide an exciting premiere of Sinfonietta Pro Populo.

There will be three performances of the work which is set to lyrics by Manwel Dimech (1876-1921), a pre-eminent social reformer in colonial Malta.

Performance times are: 9.00pm, 22.30pm, 11.59pm.

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