presented in collaboration with Festivals Malta under the distinguished patronage of the President of the Republic of Malta

Gillian Zammit Soprano
Alan Chircop Conductor 

Programme to include:

Giuseppe Verdi Overture from Nabucco
Charles Gounod Je Veux Vivre from Roméo et Juliette
Charles Camilleri Malta Suite
Jaques Offenbach From Tales of Hoffmann  
Sergei Rachmaninoff (arr. Sir Henry Wood) Prelude in C-sharp minor, Op. 3 No. 2
Mikhail Glinka Overture from Ruslan and Lyudmila  
Johann Strauss II Overture from Die Fledermaus  

Il-Kunċert tal-President għas-Sena l-Ġdida has become a milestone tradition in the Maltese Cultural calendar around this time of year. Under the direction of Alan Chircop, the MPO in collaboration with Festival Malta will once again be heralding the arrival of a new year under the distinguished patronage of the President of the Republic of Malta.   

The programme features an uplifting selection of spirited music including Giuseppe Verdi’s Overture from the opera Nabucco, Charles Gounod’s Je Veux Vivre from Roméo et Juliette and Jacques Offenbach’s Barcarolle from Tales of Hoffmann. The thrilling programme also includes the Malta Suite, an iconic work by celebrated Maltese composer Charles Camilleri. The MPO will be sharing the stage with Soprano Gillian Zammit who will be performing a number of perenially favourite arias.