Heritage Malta will be organising a spectacular concert as part of the activities to mark Caravaggio’s 400th anniversary in Malta. Claire Baluci (photo) will be performing a live concert at Heritage Malta’s Conservation Division in Bighi against the majestic backdrop of the Grand Harbour. The concert, entitled “Tribute to a Master” will be held on Saturday 23 June at 9pm.

Claire Baluci is an award-winning organist who has been highly acclaimed in international circles for her live performances. Born in Australia to a family of artists, Claire started studying music at a very young age and furthered her studies when her family re-located to Malta.

Tribute to a Master will be a fund-raising concert as all the proceeds will be used for the conservation of some of the main paintings by the so-called Caravaggisti like Stomer, Cassarino and Valentin among others, as well as for the refurbishment of the hall at the National Museum of Fine Arts where these paintings will be exhibited.

Claire Baluci’s concert will be complemented by two choirs, dancers and spectacular laser projections. The two-and-a-half-hour show will also feature projections of some of Caravaggio’s famous works.

Tickets for the show are available at Lm8 and Lm5 from www.maltaticket.com or from Heritage Malta’s Head Office in Merchants Street, Valletta.

Tribute to a Master is one of the events that Heritage Malta is organising to commemorate the great artist Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio who arrived in Malta in 1607. Other events include an exhibition of salt works depicting some of the artist’s works at the Inquisitor’s Palace and a Heritage Trail.