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Joanne Camilleri (born 1982) is aMaltese pianist andharpsichordist.[1][2]
Camilleri completed her early music education in Malta through theAssociated Board of the Royal Schools of Music.
She was recommended for an international scholarship based on her Grade 8ABRSM exam performance, but was too young to pursue it. She completed two performance diplomas fromTrinity College of Music at the age of 18 and was accepted by theRoyal Northern College of Music inManchester on a full international scholarship. She was placed first in the Bice Mizzi Vassallo Music Competition, which enabled her to attend the Lake District Summer Music Academy,[3] where she worked with international pianists and chamber ensembles.
During her undergraduate studies, she obtained aLicentiate of the Royal Schools of Music (LRSM) in Performance with a grade of Distinction.[citation needed] In 2004, she obtained a First Class honors Bachelor of Music degree, followed by a master's degree in performance with a Distinction grade and a Postgraduate Performance Diploma with Distinction.[citation needed] In 2007, she returned to Malta and became the first pianist to be awarded a Doctor of Music in Performance by theUniversity of Malta.[4]
While studying at the Royal Northern College of Music, Camilleri performed in venues aroundManchester,St. Martin-in-the-Fields in London, theIsle of Man andTunisia.
Following her third graduation at the Royal Northern College of Music,[4] she performed as a recitalist, concerto soloist, chamber musician, and orchestral pianist in Malta andGozo, and around Europe, the Americas and Asia.
As a concerto soloist and orchestral pianist, she has performed with theMalta Philharmonic Orchestra,[5] theArmenian State Symphony Orchestra and British Orchestras, collaborating with conductors such asWayne Marshall, Lancelot Fuhry, Clark Rundell, Eric Hull, Philip Walsh,Karl Jenkins, Sergey Smbatyan, Brian Schembri and Michael Laus.
As a chamber musician, she has worked with partners and ensembles including the Chamber Music International Festival (RNCM), the Malta International Arts Festival,[4][6] the Three Palaces Festival and the Victoria International Arts Festival.[7] She performed in festivals while touring inSweden and theUnited Kingdom as a former member of the Camilleri Trio,[8] with whom she premiered works which included a score for a silent film by Yasujiro Ozu.[citation needed]
Camilleri has an interest in 17th and 18th-century repertoire and plays the harpsichord and organ continuo with the Valletta International Baroque Ensemble (VIBE), with whom she regularly performs.[9][10] In 2017, the Ensemble toured Madrid, Paris and Berlin as ambassadors to mark Malta's EU Presidency.
As part of the Ensemble, she has collaborated with baroque music specialists such as harpsichordists James Johnstone and Nick Parle and baroque violinist Catherine Martin, and has performed at theValletta International Baroque Festival.[11]
Her doctoral thesis focused onJohann Sebastian Bach'sAria with 30 Variations.[citation needed]
Camilleri has given solo recitals dedicated to the repertoire of the Baroque era, specifically the works of J. S. Bach. She has released two solo CDs of Bach's works.[citation needed]
In 2006, Camilleri was a visiting piano tutor atUppingham School inRutland.[citation needed] When she was based in Malta, she joined the teaching staff at the Malta School of Music as a full-time member, teaching solo piano performance and chamber music.[citation needed]
She gave masterclasses for several years as part of the annual Victoria International Arts Festival inGozo.[citation needed]
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