presented in collaboration with the European Foundation for Support of Culture

SERGEY SMBATYAN Conductor
Shlomo Mintz Violin

Christopher Muscat Festival Overture
Alexey Shor Seascapes for Violin and Orchestra
Zimablist/Korsakov Concert Phantasy on “The golden cockerel” for Violin and Orchestra 10’
Antonin Dvorak Symphony No.9 in E minor, “From the New World”, Op.95, 43’

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.