On June 16 at 7pm, the final concert in the 2018 Bir Miftuħ International Music Festival will celebrate the bicentenary of the death of the Maltese-born, internationally-acclaimed composer Nicoló Isouard. 

This concert will be a tribute to him and will pay homage to his outstanding works. The programme will feature excerpts from his operas Joconde, Jeannot et Colin, Les Rendez-vous Bourgeois and Cendrillon,  as well as the uplifting Sinfonia in C minor.

The Isouard Ensemble comprised of Vincenzo Picone (violin), Ian Ellul (violin), Matthew Fenech (viola) and Gjorgji Cincievsky (double bass).  

This concert is sponsored by the French Embassy  and the Alliance Française de Malte – Méditerranée. The Isouard Ensemble is made up of highly talented and accomplished musicians, who are all members of the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra. They have also performed with prestigious orchestras overseas and are held in very high esteem both nationally and internationally.

The musicians of the ensemble were chosen by the French Embassy for this special concert in tribute to Isouard.

Tickets are against a donation of €20 per person, which include refreshments in the medieval church ground after the concert. All funds raised are dedicated to the upkeep of the church.

For more information, call 2122 5952 or 2122 0358 or e-mail info@dinlarthelwa.org.