A Maltese piano duet for Festival Mediterranea

Duo Natascha Chircop and Marco Rivoltini will perform in a piano duet recital on Sunday 31 October at Aula Mgr Giuseppe Farrugia, St George's Basilica at 20.00hrs. This event forms part of the ninth edition of Festival Mediterranea. The programme of the recital, which is uploaded in full under the respective date in Events section of this website, includes works by Mendelssohn and Stravinsky.

Duo Chircop Rivoltini has started working together in 1995 when they followed a two-year course in chamber music at the Academy of Florence. They are frequently invited to perform on special occasions such as the opening of the Opera Festival at the Manoel Theatre, private concerts at the President of Malta’s Residence, opening of the Victoria Arts Festival in 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, world premiere of J Vella’s Concerto for Two Pianos at the Conservatory of Marseilles and a repetition of this work at the Lincoln Centre, New York in 2001. The latest recital in a piano duet formation was in February 2010 at the Manoel Theatre, Valletta. Performances with the Malta National Orchestra include Poulenc Concerto for Two Pianos, Arnold Concerto for Piano Duet and Strings, Saint-Saens Carnival of the Animals, Bruch Concerto for Two Pianos, Mendelssohn Concerto for Two Pianos and Tansman Suite for Two Pianos (first performance in Malta for the last three works).

Festival Mediterranea which kicks off on the 28 October with the premiere performance of Giuseppe Verdi's La Traviata is organised by Teatru Astra in collaboration with Bank of Valletta, the Malta Tourism Authority, the Vodafone Malta Foundation, the Ministry for Gozo and the Ministry for Finance, the Economy and Investment. Booking and reservations can be made on [email protected] or 21550985 or 99883007.

12-10-2010