Victoria International Arts Festival (VIAF) is Malta’s longest-running Festival of its kind. Taking place over an uninterrupted period of five weeks, all concerts and cultural events are free of charge. It’s been dubbed ‘Gozo’s miracle’ and ‘a quiet revolution’. Be part of it!

Monday, 11 July 2022
All good things come to an end and so did the silver jubilee edition of the VIAF. Back in its usual format after three years, the Festival had the usual month-long run of events featuring local and foreign performers. Rev. Fr. George J. Frendo, Artistic Director welcomed the distinguished guests…
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Friday, 8 July 2022
Piano accordionist Djordje Gajic undoubtedly is an amazing piano accordion virtuoso. His mastery de…
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Thursday, 7 July 2022
The Festival booklet carries bio notes on all performers in its series of events. Local ones as wel…
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Tuesday, 5 July 2022
The viola, important as it is in any string or symphony orchestra, tends to be little heard as a so…
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Saturday, 2 July 2022
This memorable silver edition of the VIAF marches on. A few days before its conclusion, a very luck…
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Tuesday, 28 June 2022
One very positive aspect of this festival is the opportunity it provides to local performers to dis…
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Sunday, 26 June 2022
The last concert in this series went off with a bang. I am not referring to a few bangs heard withi…
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Saturday, 25 June 2022
The Festival’s weekend of music (24-26 June) continued gathering momentum with the second recital. …
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Monday, 20 June 2022
This Silver Jubilee edition of this prestigious festival is marching on in full swing and that is j…
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Friday, 10 June 2022
Finally, the very sorely missed VIAF is back. With what a bang too! The last, full, pre-Covid edition was that of the 22nd edition in 2019. That of 2020s was a reduced series of streamed performances, last year’s was a series of limited performances amid health and safety precautions. VIAF lived on…
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