Echoes of Light
Schedule
Fri, 05 Jun, 2026 at 07:30 pm
UTC+02:00Location
Teatru Manoel | Valletta, MA
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Echoes of LightMPO Orchestral Concert
Date: Friday 5 June 2026
Pre-talk: 6:30 PM
Concert: 7:30 PM
Conductor: Quentin Hindley
Tenor: Mark Milhofer
Horn: Etienne Cutajar
Orchestra: Malta Philharmonic Orchestra
The Malta Philharmonic Orchestra presents a captivating programme of mystical atmospheres and neoclassical elegance under the direction of Quentin Hindley.
The concert opens with Camille Pépin’s Vajrayana, featuring radiant, meditative textures inspired by Tibetan Buddhism. MPO Principal Horn Etienne Cutajar joins tenor Mark Milhofer for Benjamin Britten’s Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings, a luminous setting of haunting poetry.
Francis Poulenc’s charming Sinfonietta follows, brimming with rhythmic vitality and French esprit. The programme closes with grace and poignancy in Maurice Ravel’s Le Tombeau de Couperin, a tribute to fallen friends shaped by Baroque forms and impressionistic colour.
Programme
Camille Pépin
Vajrayana
Benjamin Britten
Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings, Op. 31
Francis Poulenc
Sinfonietta
Maurice Ravel
Le Tombeau de Couperin
An evening of reflection, colour, and luminous orchestral writing — performed by Malta’s national orchestra.
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Where is it happening?
Teatru Manoel, Triq it-Teatru l-Antik, Valletta VLT 1426,Valletta, MaltaEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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