Malta Philharmonic Orchestra to play the Prime Minister’s playlist for charity run by his wife

The Malta Philharmonic Orchestra (MPO) will be raising funds to help those suffering from rare diseases with a concert featuring original arrangements of popular songs chosen by the Prime Minister, upon request by the MPO.

The Prime Minister's Playlist will be held on 24 February at the Mediterranean Conference Centre, starting at 8pm. MPO chairman Sigmund Mifsud explained that the concert – which he will be conducting – will see the orchestra team up with many leading local singers, including Glen Vella, Tiziana, Kevin Borg, Ozzy Lino and Mikaela as well as Gozitan band The Travellers.

They will be performing an eclectic selection of pop and rock tunes, ranging from timeless hits to more contemporary fare, including a few Maltese gems.

All proceeds will be in aid of the National Alliance for Rare Diseases Support – Malta, and Mifsud (above, right) observed that it continued the orchestra's tradition of organising pop/rock fusion concerts in aid of charity. The National Alliance for Rare Diseases Support has Michelle Muscat as its president.

Each September, orchestra performs in Rockestra, held in aid of the Malta Community Chest Fund, but the MPO is also routinely involved in concerts of a similar nature. Last year, for instance, the orchestra teamed up with the Fondazzjoni Qalb it-Tfal for Symphonic Beatles.

The concert will be an audio-visual performance, with visuals especially selected to accompany the songs.

Artistic director Felix Busuttil (left) explained that the concert will be a journey seeking to take people through the emotions and memories that one's favourite music may evoke.

Busuttil said that the music chosen is a playlist which accompanied a person – the Prime Minister in this case – as he studied, worked and lived. The visuals being planned, he added, would seek to reflect just that.

"It's a journey of life as experienced through music, like yours and mine are," Busuttil said.

Booking for this concert is now open on showshappening.com.

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