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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!
Tuesday, 11 July 2023
It began with the MPO on 9 June and also ended, 26 concerts later, with the MPO on 10 July, also under the direction of the popular Philip Walsh. Most could easily remember the splendid interpretation L by Francis Camilleri of the Grieg piano concerto on 9 June, and Dvořák's Seventh Symphony. It wa…
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Saturday, 8 July 2023
This year, as the end of another edition, sadly and rapidly approaching, the VIAF had an ace up its…
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Friday, 7 July 2023
Evidently very popular with the VIAF audience,
this very talented quartet's performance was thei…
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Thursday, 6 July 2023
Just 20 years old, Magnus von Brandis is already a multiple prize winner. This includes winning fir…
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Wednesday, 5 July 2023
The hidden little gem in question came midway between the other two works. Soir et Matin. Op.76 by …
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Friday, 30 June 2023
As well as "demons of energy," is the feeling with which they left me at the end of their concert. …
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Tuesday, 27 June 2023
Brahms is so highly and universally regarded that he is included in the trinity of the greatest of …
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Thursday, 22 June 2023
Nestling within the precincts of the basilica of St. George, there is this intimate recital space. …
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Tuesday, 20 June 2023
Oh WHAT a performance! So thrilling, vibrant and glorious was this string quartet formation from Tr…
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Friday, 16 June 2023
Straight after a visit to il-Haģar Museum where I enjoyed, with two friends, the Francesco Zahra exhibition, we entered the splendid, opulent Baroque basilica to enjoy a double dose of sacred music by two masters. We happened to be familiar with both the venue and the music and felt privileged to l…
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