Victoria International Arts Festival (VIAF) is Malta’s longest-running Festival of its kind. Taking place over an uninterrupted period of five weeks, all concerts and cultural events are free of charge. It’s been dubbed ‘Gozo’s miracle’ and ‘a quiet revolution’. Be part of it!

Thursday, 28 June 2018
There are a handful of artists whom “age cannot wither”.  They get better with time, when you think you’ve heard them at their peak they surprise you with further achievement.  They also come with a baggage of endless humility and respect.  These are artists on whom dreams are built.…
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Wednesday, 27 June 2018
Geoffrey and Penelope Haydock are two of the staunchest supporters and generous benefactors of the&…
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Monday, 25 June 2018
It was an intense and exhilarating weekend, with one stunning concert after another.  On Monda…
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Sunday, 24 June 2018
Following a wonderful concert by an Austrian Quartet based at the Mozarteum in Salzburg and the Uni…
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Saturday, 23 June 2018
On Friday 22 June at the Exhibition Hall, Ministry for Gozo, VIAF hosted a concert with a differenc…
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Friday, 22 June 2018
On Friday 22 June, VIAF was privileged to host an ensemble made up of professors from the famous Mo…
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Thursday, 21 June 2018
Four years ago, Prof. Mro Joseph Vella (VIAF Artistic Director) was asked to sit on an adjudicating…
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Wednesday, 20 June 2018
The ethos of the Victoria International Arts Festival is both cultural and educational.&n…
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Tuesday, 19 June 2018
The concerts offered this year in the Victoria International Arts Festival are impressive…
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Monday, 18 June 2018
The first of two vocal recitals scheduled for this year’s VIAF took place on Monday 18 June, with soprano Francesca Aquilina and pianist Julia Miller.  The programme consisted largely of Lieder, a genre that is eminently suitable for the type of chamber concerts VIAF promotes. Francesca Aqu…
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