With an incredibly powerful voice and songs that dig deep into the soul, Maltese London-based singer Isabelle Luca Borg, otherwise known as Żabel, is ready to take the popular music scene by storm with her new single I’ll Have You Remember. The...
Brian May and Roger Taylor recorded the video at home
May 3 show to feature local favourites, international personalities, frontliners
World-renowned tenor joins 40 performers for Met Opera’s At Home Gala
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...
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...
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...
Malta Philharmonic Orchestra releases music video to give hope during pandemic
A journey of despair, strength and resilience
Performance streamed around the world
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...
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.
Renowned violinist’s household keeps spirits high on lockdown through song
Bill Withers, the legendary performer who defined 1970s soul with timeless hits like "Ain't No Sunshine" and "Lean on Me" has died, his family said in a statement. He was 81 years old. The Grammy-winning artist succumbed to heart complications,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Tenor sings on Times of Malta in surreal COVID-19 times
Music was his companion in World War Two shelters
Star tenor will perform live on Friday at 5pm
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...
Coming to you live from their living rooms
European Foundation for Support of Culture spent more than €12m in two years
Music is uniting neighbourhoods made deserted by coronavirus restrictions
Booking is open for a Grand Easter Concert planned to be held at St Paul’s Anglican Pro-Cathedral, Valletta, on Tuesday, April 7 at 7.30pm in aid of the Save Valletta Skyline Restoration Appeal. The concert will feature the Malta Philharmonic...
The weekly lunchtime concerts organised by Barocco Foundation will tomorrow feature soprano Marvic Baldacchino accompanied by pianist Maria Elena Farrugia at St Catherine of Italy church, Valletta. The programme includes romantic songs and arias by...
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...
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...
Auditions to be held on March 12 and 14
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