The celebrations that started in January to mark the 35th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Malta and China came to an end last Sunday, when a group of young Maltese musicians performed during a Chinese musical concert in the ballroom of the Radisson Bay Hotel in St Julian’s.

The eight Maltese musicians played a number of delightful ancient and modern Chinese melodies under the direction of Mro Manoel Pirotta. Almost 300 people attended the event. The show was compered by Mrs Joyce Guillaumier, a member of the executive committee.

This was the first time that Chinese melodies were played by Western instruments. Two Chinese musicians, Luo Qian and Zhao Xingxia, played rational Chinese instruments.