The Three Palaces Festival, a week-long festival with performances set in historically important and magnificent buildings, is this year being held between November 4 and 13.
It will be directed by violinist Peter Manning, a leading figure in the classical music world.
Also a concert master and conductor, Mr Manning has toured some of the world's major concert halls and led the London Philharmonic Orchestra, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and the Britten String Quartet.
He is eager to make the classical arts available to people from diverse social backgrounds, and therefore shares his passion as a music education advisor within many international capitals.
This year's programme of events for the festival features, among others, soprano Ailyn Perez and cellist Steven Isserlis.
They will perform in the Throne Room of the Grand Masters' Palace, the Verdala Palace, San Anton Palace and the Manoel Theatre.
Perez, winner of the 2012 Richard Tucker Award and the 15th annual Plácido Domingo Award, is increasingly in demand at the world's leading opera houses and cultural capitals.
Acclaimed worldwide for his profound musicianship and technical mastery, British cellist Steven Isserlis has carved out a distinguished career as a soloist, chamber musician, educator, author and broadcaster. He appears regularly with the world's leading orchestras and conductors, and is a keen exponent of contemporary music.
The festival this year also includes performances by classical guitarist Sean Shibe, violinist Ania Safanova, the brass ensemble The Wallace Collection, as well as Malta's own violinist Carmine Lauri, composer Karl Fiorini, jazz pianist Dominic Galea and soprano Nicola Said.
One of the festival's aims is to promote the arts as a means of entertainment while presenting educational opportunities through concerts and community events.
Three of the participating artists will lead master classes aimed at different audiences. John Wallace will lead a master class for band clubs and brass players, Ania Safanova will lead a master class for school children and Sean Shibe will lead a master class aimed at the public, particularly guitar players. All workshops are free of charge and those wishing to participate should send an email to info.acm@artscouncilmalta.org .
Concert tickets, with prices ranging from €10 to €25 for normal tickets and €30 to €50 for front row seats, will be available from August 10.
The Three Palaces Festival is organised by the Arts Council under the patronage of President Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca in collaboration with Teatru Manoel and with the support of Valletta 2018, MSV Life and MGA.