Classical and Baroque Trios for flute, Violin and Bassoon by Mozart, Danzi, Vivaldi, Devienne and Vitali will feature in the next concert organised by St James Cavalier in aid of the St Catherine of Italy Church restoration fund.

The performance by Robert Calleja (Flute) Robert Attard (Violin) and Ulrike Buhlmann (Bassoon) (pictured above) will be held in St Catherine’s Church in Valletta tomorrow morning at 11 am.

This concert is one of a series of concerts organised by St James Cavalier in collaboration with the Malta Flute Society. In June the Malta Flute Society, with the support of The National Orchestra, will be organising the Fesitval of the Golden Flute, which will include master classes and concerts by international flutists.

Entrance fee is against a donation of Lm2. All proceeds will go towards the restoration fund of the Church of St Catherine of Italy. For further information contact St James Cavalier on 2122-3216 or email [email protected]

Robert is a regular performer in chamber music. He is a member of the National Youth orchestra and forms part of the Trio D’Argento, the resident chamber ensemble of the Malta Flute Society. He is also the Choir director of The New Choral Singers. Mr. Calleja was recently invited to perform in the Cathedral of Portsmouth. He also attended Choir conducting master classes in Hereford.

Roberta Attard studied the violin with Prof. Joachim Atanassov and obtained the ALCM diploma and Dip ABRSM under the tuition of Mario Bisazza. She attended master classes with Carmine Lauri, Ofer Falk, Prof. Madeleine Mitchell and Prof. John Crawford. She played in various concerts as a soloist, with chamber groups and with orchestras, both here in Malta and abroad. She represented Malta with the Mediterranean Youth Orchestra. Roberta is a full-time violinist with the National Orchestra

German born Ulrike Buhlmann started bassoon lessons at the Potsdam School of Music. She furthered her studies at the Hochschule fuer Musik “Hanns Eisler” in Berlin with Prof F. Finsch. Consequently Ulrike specialized under the guidance of Prof K Thunemann for years in Orchestral performing.

She has performed with several Orchestras in Germany amongst which RIAS Jugendorchester, Philharmonie der Nationen, Berliner Kammerphilharmonie.