2024 ( Poland, Malta, Italy)
Piano and violin recitals
In 2024, Julia began a fruitful collaboration with Polish violinist Justyna Zanko. Together, they performed in both Poland and Malta, presenting a varied and captivating repertoire, often with a Polish twist. Notable highlights include two concerts in Lublin as part of the prestigious “Classics in the Crown” series, a recital at the Malta Society of Arts, and their participation in the Victoria International Arts Festival in Gozo. They also performed at the TEDx conference in Lublin and gave a concert in Naples, Italy, as winners of the SEA-EU competition.
In their concerts, Julia and Justyna consistently strive to introduce Polish music to their audiences, showcasing the richness and diversity of Polandโs musical heritage. Whether through works by Wieniawski, Szymanowski, or lesser-known composers, they aim to promote Polish culture and create a deeper connection with listeners across different countries.
2024 (Malta and Gozo)
Piano four-hands concerts
During Gaulitana: A Festival of Music 2024, Piano Duo recital title A Journey across the Cultures, presented musician and researcher ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ล๐๐ in tandem with locally-based accomplished pianist ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐.
Exploiting the full spectrum of sounds and techniques of the instrument, the Polish-born artists embarked on an intercultural musical expedition, including an oeuvre by Maltese composer Karl Fiorini.
Two Pianists, Four Hands
Polish pianists Julia Miller and Aleksandra Haลat held a four-hand piano recital in the Green Room of Pjazza Teatru Rjal in Valletta on April 9 at 7.30pm 2024.
They played compositions by the Polish romantic composer Moszkowski, French composers Poulenc and Ravel, Argentinian composer Piazzolla; and Maltese composer Fiorini.
The recital also included a premiere of a composition by Polish composer Dobrucka, inspired by the theme of migration and the movement of people.
2023 (Malta)
June Blossoms
Four women musicians joined forces to present the Maltese public a concert of Romantic classical music with a difference. The music that was presented included the songs of two women composers: the American Amy Beach and the Swede Valborg Aulin, also a contemporary of Beach. The songs were performed by renowned soprano Andriana Yordanova with the international pianist Julia Miller on the piano.
Together with flutist Clara Galea, Julia Miller also performed the exquisite โUndineโ sonata for Piano and Flute (op. 167) of Carl Reinecke. This sonata is considered one of the major works that exposes the versatility of flute written in the nineteenth century. The concert ended with Johannes Brahmsโ well known Sonata for Piano and Violin n. 3 in d minor, played by violinist Agnieszka Kuzma with Julia Miller on the piano. The concert was Juliaโs first exam -recital as a part of Doctorate in Music in Piano Performance course at the University of Malta.
2022 (Poland and Malta)
Valletta-Varsavja-Vienna:
Bringing three musical cultures together
Valletta-Varsavja-Vjenna: Bringing together three musical cultures, where Malta based Polish pianist Julia Miller, Polish based Apertus Quartet and Maltese composer Karl Fiorini, created an original musical performance ranging through three different eras – from the classical to the contemporary – within three different musical cultures.
The project included a Malta premiere of Polish romantic composer Moniuszko’s String Quartet no.1 in D-Minor and world premiere of Piano Quintet by Maltese contemporary composer Karl Fiorini. The performance was opened with Mozart’s one of only two minor piano concertos, Piano Concerto in D-Minor, arranged for a piano quintet – in itself a Malta premiere.
This project was supported by Arts Council Malta and Embassy of Poland in Valletta.
2019 (Malta)
Julia Miller Plays series
In 2019 Julia held a series of piano recitals in The Green Room of Pjazza Teatru Rjal in Valletta. Those concerts were mostly concentrated on Romantic music from the repertoire of Franz Schubert or Frederick Chopin but also introduced Maltese audience to compositions by Polish composers like Witold Lutosลawski, Karol Szymanowski or Ignacy Jan Paderewski.
