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The Malta International Organ Festival opens on Thursday 20 November at 7:30 PM at the Collegiate Church of St Paul Shipwreck in Valletta with a concert featuring musicians from Ukraine, Italy, and Malta. The programme includes the complete Stabat Mater by Girolamo Abos and selected movements from the Stabat Mater by Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, offering two perspectives on the same Baroque text. The performance is given by the Kyiv Baroque Consort under the direction of Nancy Milesis Romano, joined by the Festival’s string ensemble led by Matteo Colombo, with Ramona Zammit Formosa performing on continuo organ.
This concert not only brings Abos’ music back to its point of origin but also underlines Malta’s connection to an important era in European musical history. Presenting Abos alongside Pergolesi in the church where he was baptised highlights a cultural continuity that extends beyond borders and centuries, especially since both composers were pupils of, or strongly influenced by, the celebrated Neapolitan master Francesco Durante.
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Collegiate Parish Church of St Paul's Shipwreck, 66 Saint Paul's, Triq San Pawl, Valletta, VLT, Malta
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