Violoncello and piano recital at Santa Maria ta Bir Miftuh

The 2018 Bir Miftuh International Music Festival continues on Friday, 1 June at 8pm with a violoncello and piano recital by the Karlsruhe Konzert Duo comprised of Reinhard Armleder – cello and Dagmar Hartmann - piano. This concert is being made possible thanks to the support of the German-Maltese Circle and the Goethe-Institut and includes works by Schumann, Mendelsshon, Liszt, Brahms, Fauré, Debussy, Granados and De Falla.

The Karlsruhe Konzert Duo shot to fame after winning several prestigious national and international competitions. The Duo is in very high demand both in Germany and overseas and has enjoyed overwhelming success in more than sixty countries around the world. The musicians are always highly acclaimed for their brilliant performances and for mesmerising audiences by the depth of their interpretations, their masterly technique and their imaginative choice of repertoires.

Tickets for the concert and re- freshments afterwards in the grounds of the medieval chapel are against a donation of €20 per person with block tickets for the third and last concert at €35 per person.

The third and last concert in the cycle is on Saturday 16th June at 7pm and is a recital by The Isouard Ensemble’s String Quartet comprised of Vincenzo Picone – violin, Ian Ellul – violin, Matthew Fenech – viola and Gjorgji Cincievsky – double bass. The concert, supported by the Embassy of France and the Alliance Française de Malte – Méditerranée will be paying homage to the internationally acclaimed composer Nicoló Isouard, on the bi centenary of his death.

The medieval chapel of Bir Miftuh restored by Din l-Art Helwa is best found by going left at the roundabout as you approach Malta International Airport.

For bookings kindly contact Din l-Art Ħelwa 133, Melita Street, Valletta VLT 1123.