VICTORIA INTERNATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL 2024
IN HONOUR OF MRO JOSEPH VELLA
Friday 14 June – Monday 15 July
27th Edition
Friday 14 June Inaugural Orchestral Concert | Andrea Gajic (Violin/Malta Philharmonic Orchestra (leader: Marcelline Agius)/Philip Walsh (Conductor) – Malta/England (Teatru Astra)
Saturday 15 June Pianoforte Trio | Jože Kotar (Clarinet)/Izak Hudnik (Violoncello)/Luca Ferrini (Pianoforte) – Slovenia/Italy (Aula Mgr G. Farrugia)
Monday 17 June Primrose Ensemble | Pierre Henri Xuereb, Ruixin Niu (Viola)/Pascal Mantin (Pianoforte) – France (Aula Mgr G. Farrugia)
Tuesday 18 June Mandolin Recital | Alon Sariel – Germany (St Augustine Church)
Wednesday 19 June BrassTubes Ensemble | Mark Gauci (director) – Malta (Il-Ħaġar Roof-Top)
Thursday 20 June Wind Octet | Jessica Ellul (Leader)/Mirko Musco) – Malta/Italy (Oratory Don Bosco Chapel)
Friday 21 June Vocal Recital | Georgia Teodoro (Soprano)/Andrea Bauleo (Pianoforte) – Italy (Aula Mgr G. Farrugia)
Saturday 22 June Pianoforte Quartet | Florian Muehlberger (Clarinet)/Anne Harvey Nagl (Violin)/Marta Sudraba Gurtler (Violoncello)/Biliana Tzinlikova (Pianoforte) – Austria/Bulgaria (Aula Mgr G. Farrugia)
Sunday 23 June Inauguration of Exhibition | Aurelio Talpa – Italy (Il-Ħaġar Museum)
Monday 24 June Accio Duo | Clemens Böck (Violin)/Christina Scheicher (Pianoforte) – Austria (Aula Mgr G. Farrugia)
Tuesday 25 June Pianoforte Recital | Igor Cognolato – Italy (Aula Mgr G. Farrugia)
Wednesday 26 June Pro Arte Trio | Marie Fuxová (Violin)/Josef Kluson (Viola)/Jitka Vlašanková (Violoncello) – Czech Republic (St Francis Church)
Thursday 27 June Upper Austria ‘Prima la musica’ prize winners TBA
Friday 28 June Pianoforte Duo | Natascha Chircop/Marco Rivoltini – Malta/Italy (Aula Mgr G. Farrugia)
Saturday 29 June Harpsichord Recital | Joanne Camilleri – Malta (Aula Mgr G. Farrugia)
Monday 1 July Debutants’ Concert | tba
Tuesday 2 July Ensemble Euritmos | Chiara Murzi (Viola)/Roberto Meoni (Clarinet)/Andrea Sevieri (Pianoforte) – Italy (Aula Mgr G. Farrugia)
Wednesday 3 July Pianoforte Duet | Christine Zerafa/Tricia Dawn Williams – Malta (Aula Mgr G. Farrugia)
Thursday 4 July Cordia Quartet | David Lang, Emese Tóth (Violin)/Jacob Portelli (Viola)/Frank Camilleri (Violoncello) – Serbia/Malta (St Francis Church)
Friday 5 July Violin and Pianoforte Duo | Justyna Zanko/Julia Miller – Poland/Malta (Aula Mgr G. Farrugia)
Saturday 6 July TBA
Monday 8 July Auric Saxophone Quartet | Sam Corkin, Sally MacTaggart, Alistair Penman, Jennifer Louise Watson – England (Bishop’s Curia Courtyard)
Tuesday 9 July Bliss Quintet | Fiorella Camilleri (Flute/Alto Flute)/Chiara Telleri (Oboe/Cor Anglais)/Matteo Colombo (Violin)/Marco Gallina (Viola)/Yaroslav Miklukho (Violoncello) – Malta/Italy/Russia (Oratory Don Bosco Chapel)
Wednesday 10 July* Violin and Pianoforte Recital | Andrea Gajic/Aaron Shorr – Scotland (Aula Mgr G. Farrugia)
Thursday 11 July Piano Accordion Duo | Djordje Gajic/Ryan Corbett – Serbia/Scotland (St Augustine Church)
Friday 12 July* Vocal Recital | Miriam Cauchi (Soprano)/Maria Frendo (Pianoforte) – Malta (Aula Mgr G. Farrugia)
Saturday 13 July* Karlsruher Konzert-Duo | Reinhard Armleder (Violoncello)/Dagmar Hartmann (Pianoforte) – Germany (Aula Mgr G. Farrugia)
Monday 15 July Closing Orchestral Concert | Godfrey Mifsud (Clarinet)/Malta Philharmonic Orchestra (leader: Marcelline Agius)/Philip Walsh (Conductor) – Malta/England (St George’s Basilica)
Artistic Director: GEORGE J. FRENDO
All concerts start at 8pm unless otherwise indicated.
*These concerts start at 8.30pm.
Entrance is free of charge. A donation of €120 entitles the benefactor to a reserved place for all events on the programme.
Master classes in 7 disciplines will take place in June and August/September.
