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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, 10 June 2023
A day after the extremely successful opening concert the VIAF’s journey of chamber music concerts started with a recital by violinist Dejan Bogdanovich and pianist Gabriele Vianello, two virtuoso performers who presented a concert of very fine violin and piano duos.
The concert opened with Ysaye…
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Friday, 9 June 2023
So "the Gozo miracle" is back with us, and, what a stunning inaugural concert it was! How pleased m…
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Monday, 11 July 2022
All good things come to an end and so did the silver jubilee edition of the VIAF. Back in its usual…
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Friday, 8 July 2022
Piano accordionist Djordje Gajic undoubtedly is an amazing piano accordion virtuoso. His mastery de…
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Thursday, 7 July 2022
The Festival booklet carries bio notes on all performers in its series of events. Local ones as wel…
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Tuesday, 5 July 2022
The viola, important as it is in any string or symphony orchestra, tends to be little heard as a so…
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Saturday, 2 July 2022
This memorable silver edition of the VIAF marches on. A few days before its conclusion, a very luck…
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Tuesday, 28 June 2022
One very positive aspect of this festival is the opportunity it provides to local performers to dis…
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Sunday, 26 June 2022
The last concert in this series went off with a bang. I am not referring to a few bangs heard withi…
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Saturday, 25 June 2022
The Festival’s weekend of music (24-26 June) continued gathering momentum with the second recital. This time it was a purely instrumental one featuring a well-knit piano trio formation of performers who originally come from three different countries. The pianist is Bulgarian, the violinist is Austr…
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