Recently there was some bad publicity in the media about the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra (MPO). It’s not my intention to go into the merits of the case. Unfortunately, as happens in such instances, the media picked up on a single news item and painted a very dark picture of the MPO, casting aside in the interim all the professional work and dedication of the board and management of the orchestra.

I think it is appropriate and just that your readers are given a more balanced picture. For example, as a parent I can attest to the huge progress in the activities and in the annual orchestral programme of the Malta Youth Orchestra, backed by master classes and tuition by local and foreign professional music performers.

Another initiative worth commending is the strategy of the chairman to support young Maltese talent in their musical career with a view to plan ahead for the future of the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra.

These are a few examples out of many which I could mention which unfortunately go unreported by the media.