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The Valletta Guitar Festival 2026 comes to a spectacular close at Teatru Manoel with the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Alan Chircop, and French guitar quartet Quatuor Éclisses. The programme celebrates Spanish and Latin-inspired music, featuring works by Albéniz, Bizet, Rodrigo, Piazzolla, Gardel, Tchaikovsky and Chabrier. A vibrant finale filled with guitar virtuosity, orchestral col

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The Final Symphonic Concert – Valletta Guitar Festival 2026

Saturday, 12 September 2026

Venue: Teatru Manoel, Valletta

Time: 8:30 pm

Produced by Festivals Malta

The Valletta Guitar Festival 2026 comes to a spectacular close at Teatru Manoel with an evening celebrating the passion, colour and irresistible rhythms of Spanish and Latin-inspired music.

The concert brings together the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Alan Chircop, and the acclaimed French guitar quartet Quatuor Éclisses. From the dramatic melodies of Carmen and the brilliance of Rodrigo’s Concierto Andaluz to the vibrant rhythms of Libertango, España Cañí and other orchestral favourites, the programme promises a memorable finale filled with elegance, energy and musical flair.

Artists

Malta Philharmonic Orchestra

Alan Chircop – Conductor

Quatuor Éclisses – Guitars

Programme

Quatuor Éclisses Solo

Isaac Albéniz – Asturias

Georges Bizet – Excerpts from Carmen

  • Aragonaise
  • Habanera
  • Seguidilla
  • Toreadors
  • Entr’acte
  • Gypsy Dance

Arrangement: Los Angeles Guitar Quartet

Duration: 20 minutes

Quatuor Éclisses and the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra

Joaquín Rodrigo – Concierto Andaluz

For four solo guitars and orchestra

  1. Tiempo de Bolero – Allegro vivace
  2. Adagio – Allegro – Adagio
  3. Allegretto – Allegro – Allegretto

Soloists: Quatuor Éclisses

Duration: 25 minutes

Malta Philharmonic Orchestra

Pascual Marquina Narro – España Cañí, Pasodoble

Astor Piazzolla – Libertango

Carlos Gardel – Por Una Cabeza

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Spanish Dance from Swan Lake

Emmanuel Chabrier – Habanera and España

Georges Bizet – Farandole from L’Arlésienne Suite No. 2

Duration: 27 minutes