VIAF 2014

VICTORIA VICTORIOUS …

Victoria International Arts Festival 2014

11 June – 14 July

PROGRAMME OF EVENTS

Wednesday 11 June                      Inaugural Orchestral Concert | Dejan Bogdanovich (violin)/Malta Philharmonic Orchestra (leader: Marcelline Agius)/Joseph Vella (conductor) – Malta/Serbia (St George’s Basilica)

Thursday 12 June                           Guitar Recital |Simon Schembri – France/Malta (St Augustine Church)

 Friday 13 June                                 Vocal and Organ Recital | Joseph Lia (baritone)/Irina Rozanova (organ) – Malta/Russia (St George’s Basilica)

 Saturday 14 June                            Pianoforte Recital | Gabriele Vianello – Italy (Aula Mgr G. Farrugia)

 Monday 16 June                               Violin and Accordion Duo | Andrea Gajic/Djordje Gajic – Scotland/Serbia (St Francis Church)

Tuesday 17 June                      Virtuoso Accordion  | Djordje Gajic – Serbia/Scotland (Bishop’s Curia)

 Wednesday 18 June            Royal Conservatoire Brass (Concert 1) | Gregor Beattie, Holly Boddice, Ben Hirons, Stephanie Mitchell (trumpet)/Andrew McLean (horn)/Daniel Eddison, Richard Leonard, Christopher Mansfield (trombone)/Joe Walters (bass trombone)/Rachel Brown (tuba)/John Logan (conductor) – Scotland (St George’s Basilica)

 Thursday 19 June                Royal Conservatoire Brass (Concert 2) | Gregor Beattie, Holly Boddice, Ben Hirons, Stephanie Mitchell (trumpet)/Andrew McLean (horn)/Daniel Eddison, Richard Leonard, Christopher Mansfield (trombone)/Joe Walters (bass trombone)/Rachel Brown (tuba)/John Logan (conductor) – Scotland (Il-Ħaġar Heart of Gozo – Roof-Top)

Friday 20 June                                       Martinů Quartet | Lubomir Havlak, Libor Kanka (violin)/Zbynek Padourek (viola)/Jitka Vlasanková (violoncello) – CzechRepublic (St George’s Basilica)

Saturday 21 June                                   Argotti Trio | Maria Conrad, Nemanja Ljubinkovic (violin)/Philip Walsh (pianoforte) – Malta/Serbia/England (Aula Mgr G. Farrugia)

Sunday 22 June                                       Cosmos PianoTrio | Godfrey Mifsud (clarinet)/José Garcia Gutierrez (horn)/Charlene Farrugia (pianoforte) – Malta/Spain (Aula Mgr G. Farrugia)

Monday 23 June                                       Flute and Pianoforte Duo | Kristin Hammerseth (flute)/Lars Fredrik Nystad (pianoforte) – Norway (Aula Mgr G. Farrugia)

Tuesday 24 June                                      Trio Aura| Hitomi Derow (clarinet)/ Levan Stülpnagel (violoncello)/Marcel Mok Levan Stülpnagel (pianoforte) – Germany (Aula Mgr G. Farrugia)

Wednesday 25 June                                 Raskin&Fleischmann Duo | Johannes Fleischmann (violin)/Philippe Raskin (pianoforte) – Austria (St George’s Basilica)

Thursday 26 June                                     DaltonQuartet | Pablo Guijarro, Sebastian Gogl (violin)/Nebojsa Bekcic (viola)/Marlene Duschlbauer (violoncello) – Spain/Serbia/Upper Austria (Cittadella Centre for Culture and the Arts)

FIVE DAYS OF BAROQUE MUSIC

Friday 27 June                                        Hortensia VirtuosaEnsemble (Concert 1) | Giovanni Rota, Aki Takahashi (violin)/Giuseppe Petrella (theorbo)/Rebecca Ferri (violoncello)/Luigi Lorè (harpsichord) – Italy (St George’s Basilica)

 Saturday 28 June                                   Hortensia Virtuosa Ensemble (Concert 2) | Giovanni Rota, Aki Takahashi (violin)/Giuseppe Petrella (theorbo)/Rebecca Ferri (violoncello)/Luigi Lorè (harpsichord) – Italy (St George’s Basilica)

Sunday 29 June                                       Musica Poetica London | Claudia Norz (violin)/Kate Conway (viola da gamba)/Oliver John Ruthven (harpsichord) – England (St George’s Basilica)

 Monday 30 June                                     Kalamus Clarinet Trio | Rodolfo La Banca, Domenico Marcello Urbinati, Massimiliano Limonetti (clarinets) – Italy (St George’s Basilica)

Tuesday 1 July                                         Trumpet and Organ Duo | Carmelo Fede (trumpet)/Gianluca Libertucci (organ) – Italy (St George’s Basilica)

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Wednesday 2 July                                   Aldante Duo and Gregory Daltin | Pierre Henri Xuereb (viola)/Vincent Beer-Demander (mandolin) and Gregory Daltin (accordion) – France (Victoria Library)

Thursday 3 July                                           Sheffield Music Academy Chamber Ensemble (Concert 1) | Elliot Bailey, James Douglas, Emma Farner, Lucas Ferguson, Thomas Hetherington, Amy Kent, Sarah Razlin, Hazel Watson/Tutors: Kathryn Cropper, Martin Cropper (violin)/Roberto Meoni (clarinet) – England/Italy (St Augustine Church)

Friday 4 July                                                 Sheffield Music Academy Chamber Ensemble (Concert 2) | Elliot Bailey, James Douglas, Emma Farner, Lucas Ferguson, Thomas Hetherington, Amy Kent, Sarah Razlin, Hazel Watson/Tutors: Kathryn Cropper, Martin Cropper (violin)/Roberto Meoni (clarinet) – England/Italy (St George’s Basilica)

 Saturday 5 July                                       Etymos Ensemble | Francesco Gatti (flute)/Tony Capula (bass clarinet)/Matteo Cammisa (vibraphone)/Girolamo Deraco (leader/composer) – Italy (Aula Mgr G. Farrugia)

 Sunday 6 July                                          Sakyr Ensemble | Santa-Monica Mihalache (violin)/Barbora Veisová (viola)/Šimon Veis (violoncello)/Marko Hilpo (pianoforte) – Romania/Czech Republic/Finland (AulaMgr G Farrugia)

Monday 7 July                                          Violoncello and Pianoforte Duo | Daniel Veis/Helena Veisová – Czech Republic (AulaMgr G Farrugia)

Tuesday 8 July                                          Choir of Clare College, Cambridge | Graham Ross (director)/Peter Harrison, Matthew Jorysz (organ) – England (St George’s Basilica)

Wednesday 9 July                                       Vocal Recital/Laudate Pueri Choir | Roberto Colavalle (contraltista)/Maria Frendo (harpsichord)/Laudate Pueri Choir (director: George Joseph Frendo) – Italy/Malta (St George’s Basilica)

Thursday 10 July                                         The Composer Speaks Series | Stuart Murry-Turnbull/Debutants’ Concert | Sylvano Mizzi (alto saxophone)/Nicole Portelli (pianoforte)/Josef Attard (Bb baritone) – England/Italy/Malta (Aula Mgr G. Farrugia)

Friday 11 July                                              Chircop-Rivoltini Pianoforte Duo | Natascha Chircop/Marco Rivoltini – Malta/Italy (Aula Mgr G. Farrugia)

Saturday 12 July                                          Léman Trio | Felix Froschhammer (violin)/Magdalena Morosanu (violoncello) Julia Froschhammer (pianoforte) – Switzerland (Aula Mgr G. Farrugia)

Sunday 13 July                                            Siglo de Oro and Sam Corkin | Hannah Ely, Ruth Mcelvanney (soprano)/Timothy Clifford Hill (alto)/Robert Jenkins (tenor)/Patrick Allies, Benjamin Mckee (bass)/Sam Corkin (saxophone) – England (St George’s Basilica)

Monday 14 July                                           Closing Choral and Orchestral Concert | Šimon Veis (violoncello)/Laudate Pueri Choir – St George’s Basilica (director: George Joseph Frendo)/Malta Philharmonic Orchestra (leader: Marcelline Agius)/Joseph Vella (conductor) – Malta/Czech Republic (St George’s Basilica)

 Artistic Director:Joseph Vella

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 * All concerts start at 8pm.

* All concerts are free of charge.  A donation of 100 euro secures a seat for all the concerts.