Kimberley Grech

Kimberley Grech
28th June 2022 MPO Marketing

Kimberley Grech

Soprano

Kimberley Grech, 28, who is a doctor by profession specializing in Clinical Oncology, has always shown passion for music and art. At the early age of 12, Kimberley won a scholarship in Musical Theatre at the Margaret Howard Theatre College in the UK which then led to the discovery of her classical voice and her study of the Bel Canto technique.

By the age of 19, she obtained her ATCL Diploma in Singing with Distinction. Highlights of her career include singing roles of: Bubikopf in Ullman’s ‘DerKaiser Von Atlantis’, ‘Mrs Jaffet’in Britten’s ‘Noah’s Fludde’ and ‘Fiordiligi’ from excerpts of Mozart’s ‘Cosi Fan Tutte’.

She has also performed as a soloist in concerts held at the President’s Palace, the Office of the Prime Minister, MUZA, invarious Notte Bianca editions, The Hybrid Festival, Spazju Kreattiv and as part of the Strada Stretta Concept amongst others.

She has also performed solo works of Nicolo Isouard accompanied by the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra, under the direction of Mro. Brian Schembri. In 2019, Kimberley together with well-known Czech Baritone Filip Bandžak featured in the 7th edition of ‘Classics under the Stars’ at the Girgenti Palace yet again accompanied by the MPO under the baton of Mro. Charles Olivieri Munroe.

Early on in 2020, Kimberley sung the solo soprano section of one of Prof. Oliver Friggeri’s well known Cantata ‘Hodon Fjuri Lil San Publiju’ composed and directed by Mro. Ray Sciberras. In 2021, accompanied by Ensemble Télémaque under the direction of Mro. Raoul Lay, Kimberley sung the role of the oppressed Bubikopffrom ‘Der Kaiser Von Atlantis’which was the closing opera for the International Spring Opera Festival under the direction of Karl Fiorini.

Internationally, Kimberley participated in recitals held inScotland, Italy and Bethlehem, Israel. She has also attended masterclasses lead by: Prof. Laura Sarti, Prof. Patricia Macmahon and Dr. Matteo dalle Fratte.

She owes her musical knowledge and technique to vocal coaches including; Ms.Arleen J Barlow and Dr. Andriana Yordanova. Currently, she is under the artistic guidance of Madame Juliette Bisazza and working on extending her operatic repertoire to suit her Lirico-Spinto soprano voice.