{"id":4230,"date":"2024-02-25T12:41:51","date_gmt":"2024-02-25T12:41:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/viaf.org.mt\/?p=4230"},"modified":"2024-02-25T12:41:53","modified_gmt":"2024-02-25T12:41:53","slug":"victoria-international-arts-festival-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/viaf.org.mt\/victoria-international-arts-festival-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"VICTORIA INTERNATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>IN HONOUR OF MRO JOSEPH VELLA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Friday 14 June \u2013 Monday 15 July<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>27<sup>th<\/sup> Edition<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.viaf.org.mt\"><strong>www.viaf.org.mt<\/strong><\/a><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Friday 14 June\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Inaugural Orchestral Concert<\/strong> | Andrea Gajic (Violin\/Malta Philharmonic                 Orchestra (leader: Marcelline Agius)\/Philip Walsh (Conductor) \u2013 Malta\/England (Teatru Astra)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Saturday 15 June&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Pianoforte Trio <\/strong>| Jo\u017ee Kotar (Clarinet)\/Izak Hudnik (Violoncello)\/Luca Ferrini (Pianoforte) \u2013 Slovenia\/Italy (Aula Mgr G. Farrugia)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Monday 17 June&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <em>Primrose <\/em>Ensemble<\/strong> | Pierre Henri Xuereb, Ruixin Niu (Viola)\/Pascal Mantin (Pianoforte) \u2013 France (Aula Mgr G. Farrugia)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tuesday 18 June&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Mandolin Recital <\/strong>| Alon Sariel \u2013 Germany (St Augustine Church)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Wednesday 19 June&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; BrassTubes Ensemble <\/strong>| Mark Gauci (director) \u2013 Malta (Il-\u0126a\u0121ar Roof-Top)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Thursday 20 June&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Wind Octet <\/strong>| Jessica Ellul (Leader)\/Mirko Musco) \u2013 Malta\/Italy (Oratory Don Bosco Chapel)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Friday 21 June&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Vocal Recital <\/strong>| Georgia Teodoro (Soprano)\/Andrea Bauleo (Pianoforte) \u2013 Italy (Aula Mgr G. Farrugia)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Saturday 22 June&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Pianoforte <\/strong><strong>Quartet | <\/strong>Florian Muehlberger (Clarinet)\/Anne Harvey Nagl (Violin)\/Marta Sudraba Gurtler (Violoncello)\/Biliana Tzinlikova (Pianoforte) \u2013 Austria\/Bulgaria (Aula Mgr G. Farrugia)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sunday 23 June&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Inauguration of Exhibition <\/strong>| Aurelio Talpa \u2013 Italy (Il-\u0126a\u0121ar Museum)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Monday 24 June&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <em>Accio<\/em> Duo<\/strong> | Clemens B\u00f6ck (Violin)\/Christina Scheicher (Pianoforte) \u2013 Austria (Aula Mgr G. Farrugia)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tuesday 25 June&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Pianoforte Recital<\/strong> | Igor Cognolato \u2013 Italy (Aula Mgr G. Farrugia)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Wednesday 26 June&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <em>Pro Arte<\/em> Trio <\/strong>| Marie Fuxov\u00e1 (Violin)\/Josef Kluson (Viola)\/Jitka Vla\u0161ankov\u00e1 (Violoncello) \u2013 Czech Republic (St Francis Church)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Thursday 27 June&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Upper Austria \u2018Prima la musica\u2019 prize winners<\/strong> <strong>TBA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Friday 28 June&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Pianoforte Duo<\/strong> | Natascha Chircop\/Marco Rivoltini \u2013 Malta\/Italy (Aula Mgr G. Farrugia)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Saturday 29 June&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Harpsichord Recital<\/strong> | Joanne Camilleri \u2013 Malta (Aula Mgr G. Farrugia)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Monday 1 July&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Debutants\u2019 Concert<\/strong> | tba<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tuesday 2 July&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Ensemble <em>Euritmos<\/em> <\/strong>| Chiara Murzi (Viola)\/Roberto Meoni (Clarinet)\/Andrea Sevieri (Pianoforte) \u2013 Italy (Aula Mgr G. Farrugia)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Wednesday 3 July&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Pianoforte Duet <\/strong>| Christine Zerafa\/Tricia Dawn Williams \u2013 Malta (Aula Mgr G. Farrugia)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Thursday 4 July&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <em>Cordia <\/em>Quartet<\/strong> | David Lang, Emese T\u00f3th (Violin)\/Jacob Portelli (Viola)\/Frank Camilleri (Violoncello) \u2013 Serbia\/Malta (St Francis Church)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Friday 5 July&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Violin and Pianoforte Duo<\/strong> | Justyna Zanko\/Julia Miller \u2013 Poland\/Malta (Aula Mgr G. Farrugia)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Saturday 6 July&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; TBA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Monday 8 July&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <em>Auric <\/em>Saxophone Quartet <\/strong>| Sam Corkin, Sally MacTaggart, Alistair Penman, Jennifer Louise Watson \u2013 England (Bishop\u2019s Curia Courtyard)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tuesday 9 July&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <em>Bliss<\/em> Quintet <\/strong>| Fiorella Camilleri (Flute\/Alto Flute)\/Chiara Telleri (Oboe\/Cor Anglais)\/Matteo Colombo (Violin)\/Marco Gallina (Viola)\/Yaroslav Miklukho (Violoncello) \u2013 Malta\/Italy\/Russia (Oratory Don Bosco Chapel)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Wednesday 10 July*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Violin and Pianoforte Recital <\/strong>| Andrea Gajic\/Aaron Shorr \u2013 Scotland (Aula Mgr G. Farrugia)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Thursday 11 July&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Piano Accordion Duo<\/strong> | Djordje Gajic\/Ryan Corbett \u2013 Serbia\/Scotland (St Augustine Church)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Friday 12 July*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Vocal Recital <\/strong>| Miriam Cauchi (Soprano)\/Maria Frendo (Pianoforte) \u2013 Malta (Aula Mgr G. Farrugia)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Saturday 13 July*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <em>Karlsruher Konzert-Duo<\/em> <\/strong>| Reinhard Armleder (Violoncello)\/Dagmar Hartmann (Pianoforte) \u2013 Germany (Aula Mgr G. Farrugia)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Monday 15 July&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Closing Orchestral Concert<\/strong> | Godfrey Mifsud (Clarinet)\/Malta Philharmonic Orchestra (leader: Marcelline Agius)\/Philip Walsh (Conductor) \u2013 Malta\/England (St George\u2019s Basilica)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Artistic Director: GEORGE J. FRENDO<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>All concerts start at 8pm unless otherwise indicated.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>*These concerts start at 8.30pm.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Entrance is free of charge. A donation of \u20ac120 entitles the benefactor to a reserved place for all events on the programme.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Master classes in 7 disciplines will take place in June and August\/September.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IN HONOUR OF MRO JOSEPH VELLA Friday 14 June \u2013 Monday 15 July 27th Edition www.viaf.org.mt Friday 14 June\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Inaugural Orchestral Concert | Andrea Gajic (Violin\/Malta Philharmonic Orchestra (leader: Marcelline Agius)\/Philip Walsh (Conductor) \u2013 Malta\/England (Teatru Astra) Saturday 15 June&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Pianoforte Trio | Jo\u017ee Kotar (Clarinet)\/Izak Hudnik (Violoncello)\/Luca Ferrini (Pianoforte) \u2013 Slovenia\/Italy (Aula Mgr G. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/viaf.org.mt\/victoria-international-arts-festival-2024\/\">Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[282],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/viaf.org.mt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4230"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/viaf.org.mt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/viaf.org.mt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/viaf.org.mt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/viaf.org.mt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4230"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/viaf.org.mt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4230\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4231,"href":"https:\/\/viaf.org.mt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4230\/revisions\/4231"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/viaf.org.mt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4230"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/viaf.org.mt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4230"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/viaf.org.mt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4230"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}