TIMBRE & TEXTILES

This unique event combines an exhibition of historical garments from the National Textiles Collection entrusted to Heritage Malta with a concert of contemporary string quartets by Auner Quartet from Austria. A selection of antique waistcoats, bodices, frockcoats and other apparels will be exhibited surrounding the musicians. A video backdrop of artistic footage featuring the fabrics and textiles will also run parallel to selected sections of the music programme which includes string quartets by Albert Garzia, Johanna Doderer, Ruben Zahra and György Ligeti.

The exhibition is curated by Annamaria Gatt (Curator of Costumes and Textiles) with the support of Claire Bonavia (Principal Conservator / Restorer – Textiles / Paper), Leyre Quevedo (Conservator Textiles) and Pierre Bonello (Manager Exhibitions)

This event is organised by the Malta Association for Contemporary Music in collaboration with Heritage Malta and with the support of Arts Council Malta and the Austria Embassy in Malta implementing the long-term sponsorship program “The New Austrian Sound of Music” by the Austrian Federal Ministry for Europe.

AUNER QUARTETT

Daniel Auner: violin
Barbara de Menezes Galante Auner: violin
Nora Romanoff-Schwarzberg: viola
Konstantin Zelenin: cello

ALBERT GARZIA
Selection from BAHR

JOHANNA DODERER
String Quartet No. 5 “Mattsee”

RUBEN ZAHRA
High on Rapture

GYÖRGY LIGETI
String Quartet No.1 “Métamorphoses Nocturnes”