A Night for Music with John Lundgren brings together the powerful voice of John Lundgren and the musical prowess of pianist Klavs Lewinski in a musical journey through the works of the great composers of the classic and romantic eras including Mozart, Wagner, Bizet and Rangströma, set in the elegant ambience of the Ballroom at the Casino Maltese.

Sofia Narmania

Pianist Sofia Narmania displayed tremendous interest in music from an early age and started giving her first concerts at the age of seven. Her musical development was shaped by her studies at the Moscow Conservatoire, where she graduated with honours in the class of Prof. I.Plotnikova.A winner of an international competition in Italy (1st prize), her extensive repertoire covers all musical periods and styles. In March 2014, she made a recording of works by modern Italian composer Federico Gozzelino. Having performed in Greece, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Holland, Russia and Malta; Sofia performs works by Scarlatti and Bach, Liszt and Rachmaninov, Ginastera and Piazolla.

John Lundgren 

John Lundgren  is a dramatic baritone and a versatile performer. He combines his powerful voice with a fine sensitivity for the dramatic opera repertoire. Guest engagements have taken the Swedish baritone to important opera houses such as London, Munich, Berlin, Stockholm, Zürich, Geneva, Dresden, Hamburg, Leipzig, Amsterdam, Gothenburg, Oslo, Beijing and Tokyo as well as to the Bregenz and Bayreuth Festivals. His repertoire includes roles such as Scarpia (Tosca), Jack Rance (Fanciulla del West), Alberich/Wotan (Der Ring des Nibelungen), Telramund (Lohengrin), Amfortas (Parsifal), Barak (Die Frau ohne Schatten), Jochanaan (Salome)  Don Pizarro (Fidelio), Tomski (Pique Dame), and the title roles in Der fliegende Holländer, Béla Bartók's Bluebeard's Castle and Nabucco. 

Highlights of the past seasons include a Wagner-Gala with Nina Stemme and the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Simone (Florentine Tragedy)/ Tonio (Pagliacci) in Oviedo, “Bluebeard’s Castle” at the Bavarian State Opera, Don Pizarro (Fidelio) on tour with Swedish Chamber Orchestra and the title role in the new “Fliegender Holländer” at Bayreuther Festspiele.

Date          4 December 2021

Time         From 08:00 pm to 09:30 pm

Location   Casino Maltese, Republic Street, Valletta, Malta