Gozitan conductor Pierre Louis Attard has been entrusted with leading the closing concert of the sixth edition of the Vivaldi Festival in Venice next Tuesday.

The special concert is taking place on the famous composer’s 285th death anniversary, bringing the festival to a close

Held in the historic Basilica dei Santi Giovanni e Paolo, it will feature two of Vivaldi's most celebrated sacred works: the Gloria in D major, RV 589, for soloists, choir and orchestra, and Beatus Vir in B-flat major, RV 598, for soloists, choir, strings and basso continuo.

It will also include  Giacomo Antonio Perti's Dixit Dominus and Vivaldi's instrumental work, the Sonata "Al Santo Sepolcro", RV 130.

M5 Attard will conduct the Vivaldi Festival Orchestra and the Insieme Vocale Elastico Choir, prepared by Chorus Master Fabrizio Fucile, in what marks his second appearance at the Vivaldi Festival.

He first performed at the festival in 2023 as a solo violinist and is now returns to Venice to conduct its prestigious closing concert.

It is the latest international milestone for the Maltese musician and conductor, who made his international conducting debut this year when he led an all-Bach string orchestra programme in Italy.