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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!
Saturday, 26 March 2022
Friday 10 June - Monday 11 July 2022
It's been a long road, the paths not always smooth but the determination unfailing and the vision clear.
This year, VIAF is celebrating a milestone since it was first formalised as a Festival twenty-five years ago. Mro Joseph Vella and his team had for ye…
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Monday, 15 July 2024
This year the Festival presented 27 concerts, which number was also the same as that of editions si…
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Saturday, 13 July 2024
For the 5th time in the past eight days I went to Gozo, heat or no heat, long bus ride from home an…
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Friday, 12 July 2024
No, she did not dance, although I would not be surprised if she did.
It must be a good twenty ye…
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Wednesday, 10 July 2024
This was a "Viennese" evening "par excellence". Could it be otherwise with works by Schubert, Beeth…
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Tuesday, 9 July 2024
This was the 22nd concert of this festival edition. It is in its last full week before it comes to …
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Monday, 8 July 2024
They were back again and they were ever so glad with the warm welcome they get when they go to Gozo…
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Wednesday, 3 July 2024
The two pianists are well known on the music scene in both islands. Both are experienced performers…
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Tuesday, 2 July 2024
The Euritmos Ensemble from Italy presented the 16th concert in this edition with three works in thr…
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Monday, 1 July 2024
As with every VIAFestival edition, a concert is dedicated to promising young musicians in various fields, in some cases absolute newcomers or some could already have some kind of performing experience.
In some cases such as this evening's concert, the15th in this year's edition another formof ar…
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Saturday, 29 June 2024
There she was, barely 6 days after having tackled with success Beethoven's taxing and very challeng…
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