Some of the most prestigious names in classical music are coming to Valletta for a special edition of the Malta International Music Festival, with near-daily concerts spread over more than two weeks starting on 15 April.

The Malta International Music Festival, which runs until 1 May, is being organised by the European Foundation for Support of Culture and the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra, with the support of the Valletta 2018 Foundation, whose chairman Jason Micallef described it as "the greatest classical music extravaganza ever held in Valletta".

This edition of the MIMF is the first in which the MPO is a co-organiser, though it had also performed in last year's edition. This year it will be performing in two concerts, and a number of its musicians will also be performing as soloists in a gala concert. MPO executive chairman Sigmund Mifsud welcomed the fact that the orchestra's musicians were sharing a stage with some of the world's finest musicians.