International peformers are set to participate in the third edition of the Malta International Music Festival (MIMF) 2015, which kicks off on Monday at 7.30pm at the Manoel Theatre in Valletta. Entrance is free of charge.
Organised by the European Foundation for Support of Culture, the MIMF aims at putting Malta on the map of classical music festivals and competitions.
Our aim is to present an international music festival and competition on the same lines of similar classical music festivals abroad
“Our aim is to present an international music festival and competition on the same lines of similar classical music festivals abroad. This is achieved together with the provision of quality teaching, performances, concerts and competitions of high stand-ards and competitive levels,” says MIMF artistic director Alan Chir- cop. “We augur that the festival will enable Maltese students, teachers and music lovers to benefit from this international opportunity in Malta.”
Eight top musicians are headlining the opening concert, including Moscow Conservatory’s Yuri Didenko; Andreas Frölich and Nina Tichman from the University of Music and Dance of Cologne, Germany; Leonel Morales from the Conservatory Superior of Castellón, Spain; and Giuliano Mazzocante from the Conservatory in Campobasso, Italy. They will perform a very versatile and contrasting selection of solo pianoforte works by Beethoven, Chopin, Liszt, Rachmaninov, Debussy, Piazzola and Cervantes.
Russian saxophonist Sergey Kolesov.Hayrapet Arakelyan, who is on the Board of Professors for Saxophone and Lars Mlekusch from the Zurich University of the Arts, Switzerland, and Russian saxophonist Sergey Kolesov will be performing works and arrangements by De Falla, Louis Mayeur, Rachmaninov and Khachaturian.
Several international professors will be conducting masterclasses – attracting over 70 participants from different countries, including Malta – who will also perform during the daily concerts between Monday and May 6.
A number of participants will take part in the international music competitions for piano, strings and wind instruments between May 6 and 10. The daily concerts are open to the public and also free of charge.
MIMF is a member of Alink-Argerich Foundation, and is organised in collaboration with the Johann Strauss School of Music – Malta, Alink-Argerich Foundation, Choral and Orchestral Society Maria Bambina, and the Malta Band Clubs Association.
Reservations for the opening concert can be made at the Manoel Theatre booking office or online at www.teatrumanoel.com.mt.
For more information, visit www.maltafest.eu or call 7772 7222.