Maltese conductor and pianist Brian Schembri has joined the Manoel Theatre as its music consultant.

He will take an active role in the music programming of the theatre.

Mro Schembri has conducted several orchestras, recently being appointed chief conductor of the Orchestre Philharmonique de France and of the Orquestra Metropolitana de Lisboa.

Mro Schembri started his music studies under the guidance of his father Carmelo Schembri, very early establishing himself as a highly talented concert pianist, frequently performing on TV, radio and at public concert halls.

After he became the youngest ever to obtain the Licentiate of the Royal Schools of Music (London) he continued his studies at the Kiev and Moscow Tchaikowsky State Conservatories.