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!

Monday, 15 June 2015
This evening’s concert is yet another particular one in that it presents a Trio from Italy, the Kalamus Trio, who specialize in the technique and interpretation of 17th and 18th century music composed specifically for the Basset Horn. Experts on the Clarinet and the Basset Horn, the concert concent…
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Saturday, 13 June 2015
Chamber music is, arguably, the most sophisticated of classical music. It creates an intimate rappo…
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Friday, 12 June 2015
This evening we are hosting Prof. Jennifer Barker and her husband John Anthony Palmer in what promi…
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Friday, 12 June 2015
On Friday evening we had a double fare in the form of a wonderful presentation by Jennifer Margaret…
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Friday, 12 June 2015
Well-known artist and leading art historian Dr Mark Sagona will have a new art exhibition inaugurat…
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Thursday, 11 June 2015
As anticipated, this evening’s pianoforte recital by Venetian virtuoso Gabriele Vianello was a reso…
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Thursday, 11 June 2015
Yesterday evening, a packed St George’s Basilica was regaled to a most wonderful concert which, as …
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Thursday, 11 June 2015
In this year’s Festival programming, one notes that there are 3 distinct pianoforte recitals over f…
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Wednesday, 10 June 2015
In just over three hours, VIAF 2015 kicks off with a concert by the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra un…
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Monday, 8 June 2015
So, today I will tell you something about the second world premiere that will be heard this Wednesday during the Inaugural Concert of VIAF 2015. I did tell you yesterday that Joseph Vella, our Artistic Director, has a habit of seeing things when others don’t. This is commonly known as ‘vision’ (…
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