The University’s Research Trust (RIDT) is resuming its Sunday concert series this month with a change of venue and time. The first lunchtime concert will be held next Sunday at Tal-Pilar church in West Street, Valletta, at 11.30am.

Cordia String Quartet will be performing Joseph Haydn’s The Seven Last Words of Christ. This work was commissioned in 1787 by the Canon of Cadiz so that the piece could be performed on Good Friday at the church of Cadiz. The work comprises an introduction, seven slow movements corresponding to the last seven words uttered by Christ on the Cross and a musical depiction of the earthquake following the crucifixion.

The Cordia String Quartet is composed of David Lang and Emese Tóth on the violin, Jacob Portelli on viola and Frank Camilleri on cello. Their repertoire varies from baroque to contemporary music. They represented Malta in India in 2012 playing classical music in New Delhi and Calcutta. Cordia String Quartet has released its first album featuring Tango music by the name of Jealousie.

Proceeds from these concerts are aimed at raising funds for various research activities within the University of Malta via the RIDT.

The next concert will be held on April 19. This series is made possible with the support of Heritage Malta.

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