JOSEPH ELLIS interviews MIRIAM GAUCI Istituto Italiano di Cultura, Valletta Opera impresario Joseph Ellis delves into the artistic life and career highlights of Miriam Gauci in a wide-ranging interview with

FORTE TRIO Piano Trio–Kazakhstan Ċentru Ġesù Nazzarenu Night Shelter, Xaghra The festival for the first time will go bring music directly to community homes presenting solo & duo music from

MARCELLINE AGIUS Violin AKTOTY RAYMKULOVA Composer CLARA GALEA Flute - Malta/Kazakhstan The first event in this series of talks features 3 female artists part of the artist line-up in this edition

FORTE TRIO Piano Trio– Kazakhstan                                The trio present a varied programme featuring major works for this musical formation by Debussy and Mendelssohn complimented with pieces by Kazhak female composers.

Malta School of Music Clarinet Ensemble - Malta The Espresso series kicks off with a collaboration with the Malta School of Music, Malta’s music education entity. The clarinet ensemble, led

STEELWIND CHAMBER SAXOPHONE QUARTET - Italy   A unique concert-experience present the Saxophone Quartet in Gozo’s prime historic gem. The ensemble will perform works from their homeland, Italy, together with a

GIUSEPPE FRICELLI & DARIA ALESHINA Piano Duo- Italy/Russia The piano duo returns to the festival with a lunchtime concert including works for 4-hands by Mozart, Beethoven and Moszkowski.

DINO DE PALMA Violin CLAUDIA D’IPPOLITO Piano – Italy A concert featuring the Italian duo in renditions of Grieg’s Sonata No. 3 together with Paganini’s Variazione sul Mose` di Rossini,

RUTH SAMMUT CASINGENASoprano COLIN ATTARD Accompanist – Malta Renowned Maltese soprano and crossover artist Ruth Sammut Casingena is the chosen artist for this year’s Tea Party with the Musicals. Following

ALEXANDER FREY Artist-in-Residence  SONG OF LOVE Film screening As the festival celebrates the 200thanniversary of Clara Schumann’s birth, Alexander Frey discusses her role as a performer and composer whilst discussing

ALEXANDER FREY Piano - USA The commemoration of Clara Schumann continues with a piano recital presenting some of her works together with work by Brahms and Schumann which she premiered.

FALEBASE RODHI FOLK DANCE AND MUSICIAN ART NEPAL – Nepal The second event in the Espresso series presents this Nepal folk group performing dances from their native land in Gozo’s