Malta Philharmonic Orchestra – Moscow Tour (Smbatyan, Taverna)

presented in collaboration with the European Foundation for Support of Culture

SERGEY SMBATYAN Conductor
Alessandro Taverna Piano

Alexey Shor “Travel Notebook” Concerto for Piano and Orchestra 35
Nicolò Isouard “Du Medecin Turc” Overture
Charles Camilleri Mediterranean Dances
Albert Garzia Suite from Bahr

The orchestra’s international tour for the 19/20 season shall present four events in prestigious concert venues around Russia’s capital city, Moscow. The inaugural concert, under the patronage of H.E. The President of Malta, features Maltese tenor Joseph Calleja at the recently inaugurated Zaryadye Hall. The subsequent performances, under the baton of MPO Principal Conductor Sergey Smbatyan, explore a wide repertoire whilst exporting Maltese music to foreign audiences.