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Cincievsky Trio at Aula Mgr Farrugia
On Saturday 28 September, the Cincievsky Trio, made up of well known double bass player Gjorgj Cincievsky, soprano Milena Arsovska and pianist Maria-Elena Farrugia gave an extremely interesting concert which can be truly described as virtuosic. Gjorgj showed his prowess on the double works... Read More
The Hyland Mass at the Manoel Theatre
After the successful premier of my ' The Hyland Mass' op 130 at St George's Basilica as the closing concert of the Victoria International Arts Festival on July 15th, the work received a repeat performance, this time at the Manoel Theatre in Valletta on September 6th. The mass, which was played... Read More
PINOCCHIO TORNA a VILLA GARZONI
This is the title of one of the Italian newspapers announcing yet another performance of my work "Pinocchio in Musica". The concert took place on Sunday 1 September in the beautiful gardens of Villa Garzoni in the 'birth place ' of Pinocchio, namely the town of Collodi. The performance is the... Read More
Victoria International Arts Festival
The Victoria International Arts Festival ended on the 15th July with a choral/orchestral concert at St George's Basilica. The main work on the programme was the premiere performance of The Hyland Mass a new work I composed on a commission by Christopher Hyland of New York. Taking part were... Read More
Performance in Russia
On the 16th June, two of my works were given an airing in Moscow. The concert, which was held at the RACHMANINOV HALL, included my song in Maltese Li Kieku Kont for Baritone and Piano and also my Psalm 89 for Baritone and chamber orchestra. They were interpreted by Joseph Lia, the Maltese... Read More
PINOCCHIO……………Again!
On the 19th of May, my work 'Pinocchio in Musica' was once again performed in Italy, this time in Pistoia. Last year I had conducted the world premier of this piece right in Pinocchio's hometown- the town of Collodi. This time the performance took place in the cloister of Santa Lucia del... Read More
3rd International Competition – ‘Premio Mozart’
The 3rd International Competition - Premio Mozart- was held in Quinto Vicentino, Provincia di Vicenza from the 2nd to the 5th of May. Instrumental categories for the competition included piano, violin, cello, flute, clarinet, guitar and chamber music. For all of these categories I was asked by... Read More
400 Years of Composers-Conductors
This was the title of a concert which I conducted at the Manoel Theatre on the 26th April 2013, featuring the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra. The occasion was my annual Composer-in-Residence concert, during which I present a new work which I write every year expressly for the MPO as part of my... Read More
MPO Community Concerts
In the series of 'reaching out' concerts organized by the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra, two programmes will be played in Birzebbuga (Parish Church) and in Victoria Gozo (Cathedral) on the 2nd and 3rd May respectively. The orchestra, leader Marcelline Agius, will be conducted by Josef... Read More
Music in St Petersburg
A concert featuring Maltese baritone, Joseph Lia, and Russian organist, Irina Rozanova was performed in St Petersburg at the Evangelical-Lutheran Cathedral of St Mary on April 20. Among the works performed were two of my compositions, namely Psalm 89 for Baritone and Organ and Fanatsia for... Read More