Malta International Spring Orchestra Festival - 9th Edition

International Spring Orchestra Festival - one of the most breathtaking musical journeys

During the 9th edition of the International Spring Orchestra Festival, soloists, chamber ensembles and orchestras will perform to your heart's delight music from the classical repertoire to more eclectic 20th and 21st century works by past and contemporary masters. 

Schedule:

Tuesday, 07 April 2015 - Opening Concert - 8 pmWednesday, 08 April 2015 - Rising Stars - Casa Pereira 12.30pm - Recital - Casa Pereira 8pm
Thursday, 09 April 2015 - Rising Stars - Casa Pereira 12.30pm, Rediscovering 8pm
Friday, 10 April 2015 - Rising Stars - Casa Pereira 12.30pm, Two-piano  8pm
Saturday, 11 April 2015 - Rising Stars - Casa Pereira 12.30pm, Closing Concert  8pm 

International Spring Orchestra Festival description:

7 April - Opening concert  

The London based Reigate Wind quintet and pianist Erik Azzopardi, will kick-off the 9th edition of the festival performing works by Mozart, Barber, Poulenc and as well as the winning work for piano sextet of our composition competition. 

8 April - Recital 

Violin and piano recital, program and soloists to be confirmed shortly

9 April - Rediscovering Schoenberg 

French Soprano Brigitte Peyré will be teaming up with conductor Raoul Lay and the Ensemble Télémaque to give us a rendition of Schoenberg's orchestration of Mahler’s Songs of a Wayfarer, and Busoni’s Notturno, not to mention Pierrot Lunaire.

10 April - Masterpieces for 2 Pianos

The two-piano duo Roland Conil and Véronique Muzy are a household name in the southern region of France.  Tonight they shall be interpreting late 19th century and 20th century works by Brahms, Debussy and Lutoslawski.

11 April - Closing concert

The Malta Philharmonic Orchestra will close this year's edition of the festival with a concert featuring the premier of Karl Fiorini's Symphony no.1 and Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade suite under the baton of Roberto Beltrán Zavala. 

Daily - Rising stars concert series 

The Rising stars concert series, is dedicated to under-18 local musicians of exceptional talent. Each concert showcases two young soloists who are budding musicians in their own right to inpsire confidence and new performing opportunies.