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My three-year doctoral journey
At the moment of writing this post, my graduation was almost 3 months ago and I am officially a Doctor of Music in Performance. It has been a really long journey, even though one can say it was “only” three years, as I did the doctorate full-time as opposed to part-time, which can take up…
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MPO Chamber Series -February 2026,(Malta)
In February 2026, Julia joined violinist Inmaculada Muñoz Salgüero and cellist Isabel Anaya Herrera from the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra to perform Johannes Brahms’ Piano Trio No.1 in B major Op.8, one of his early large-scale chamber works, later substantially revised. The concert formed part of the MPO Chamber Series and took place in Robert Sammut…
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Working with voices, November -December 2025 (Malta)
The end of November and December were largely dedicated to concerts with singers, marking a busy and rewarding period. The season began on St Cecilia’s Day (22nd November) with Celebrating Female Composers, a collaboration between the Jesuits’ Church Foundation and Opera Nova. Julia accompanied the singers of Opera Nova in works by Barbara Strozzi, Fanny…
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Mediterranean Letters, November 2025 (Malta)
Mediterranean Letters was an evocative evening where classical music and poetry intertwined, capturing the spirit of the Mediterranean — its culture, traditions, and heritage. The music, ranging from Romantic to contemporary, was interwoven with poetry by Mediterranean voices such as Eugenio Montale, Antonio Machado, Paul Verlaine, John Portelli, and Federico García Lorca, performed by Maltese…
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Playing from memory vs. playing with the score
Lately, we can see more pianists performing pieces from the scores instead of playing by heart. Most of the time these concerts are performances of contemporary music, long pieces, or newly written compositions, but even in the traditional setting of a piano recital this can happen. The question is, does it bother the audience to…
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Debut in Rome – Folgori della musica, September 2025 (Rome, Italy)
In September 2025, Julia made her debut in Rome in a solo piano recital as part of the Concerti del Tempietto during the Festival Musicale delle Nazioni – Notti Romane al Teatro di Marcello. The backdrop of the venue was the historic Teatro di Marcello, which created a beautiful atmosphere under the Roman starry night.…
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Her Voice: Celebrating women composers and their inspirations, June 2025 (Malta)
The recital presented a programme that intertwined music by Amy Beach and Valborg Aulin with works by Franz Schubert/Liszt and Fryderyk Chopin. At the heart of the concert were the compositions of Beach and Aulin, whose piano writing and performance challenges formed the focus of Julia’s doctoral research. Their works were performed in Malta for…
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Carmina Burana by Carl Orff, May 2025 (Malta)
Julia Miller, pianist, formed part of the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra in a co-production with KorMalta under the direction of Riccardo Bianchi. The programme featured Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana in Anders Högstedt’s arrangement for reduced forces, performed with soprano, tenor, baritone, mixed choir, and boys’ choir. The concert brought to life Orff’s iconic score, renowned for…
