music
Finland's opera-singing policeman spreads message of love under lockdown
A police officer in northern Finland has hit on a novel way to help the public weather the coronavirus lockdown, using his singing talent to lift spirits and going viral in the process. A video of senior constable Petrus Schroderus singing a Finnish...
Wuhan lab denies virus link as online mega-concert raises spirits
A laboratory in the Chinese city at ground zero of the global coronavirus outbreak has rejected US theories that it spawned the pandemic, as President Donald Trump warned Beijing of consequences if it was "knowingly responsible". The denial came as...
Miriam Christine launches new single
In view of the current COVID-19 situation, singer-songwriter Miriam Christine felt it necessary that she gives courage to the people out there that are at home scared. It is with this aim that she has launched the single Kuraġġ, to which she composed...
Carmine Lauri to perform in online mini-concerts
The Malta Philharmonic Orchestra has announced a series of online mini-concerts featuring Maltese violinist Carmine Lauri, one of the country’s outstanding music talents. Co-leader of the London Symphony Orchestra for the past 16 years, Lauri regularly...
Virtual piano teaching a major learning curve
Teaching students the piano during a partial lockdown has been a major learning curve for one teacher. Alexandra Camilleri Gambin has spent the last three weeks trying to adjust to teaching her students virtually. “I really miss talking with the students.
Malta Philharmonic Orchestra plays on… with heartfelt thanks
Musicians are accustomed to receiving applause at the end of their performances, but this time around they are the ones who are clapping for healthcare workers. The Malta Philharmonic Orchestra has launched a music video called Ċapċip… Minn Qalbna...
Placido Domingo tests positive for coronavirus
Spanish opera star Placido Domingo has tested positive for the new coronavirus and has been hospitalised after developing complications. On Sunday he had reported that he and his family were "in good health". "I feel it is my moral duty to announce to...
Watch - Orchestra's tribute to healthcare workers
The members of St Paul Metropolitan Orchestra and choir ‘came together’ during a stay at home period to play the National Anthem in tribute to healthcare workers on the frontline of the fight against COVID-19. The musicians - almost 50 - used their...
Watch: Joseph Calleja's home performance... in brief
World-renowned tenor Joseph Calleja held a special online concert for Times of Malta readers on Friday, as the country grapples with the outbreak of coronavirus. Video: Mark Zammit Cordina In a 28-minute set, Calleja performed a set of arias and...
Country music legend Kenny Rogers dies aged 81
Country music legend Kenny Rogers, whose career spanned six decades, has died at the age of 81, his family said late Friday. "Rogers passed away peacefully at home from natural causes under the care of hospice and surrounded by his family," they said...
Red Electrick, The Travellers to unite in concert once again
Last year, two of Malta’s most popular bands launched a collaboration that no one was expecting. Red Electrick and The Travellers performed in 1, a concert that saw both bands sharing the stage together as a single 11-man band. The event, which was a...
Renowned clarinetist Freddie Mizzi dies aged 85
One of Malta's most veteran and renowned musicians, Freddie Mizzi, has died. Born in Valletta in 1934 Mizzi first started out playing with the Jimmy Dowling Big Band. At his prime he was widely regarded as one of the finest clarinet soloists in...
