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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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Listening to Your Heroes’ Lives — and How It Affects You as a Musician
In the last couple of years, I had the amazing experience of listening to two top living women pianists whose recordings shaped the musician within me. The first on my list was the lioness herself — Martha Argerich. I had initially planned to see her live in Vienna at the Musikverein in February 2020, but…
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Piano and violin recitals, 2024 (Poland, Malta, Italy)
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,…
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Piano four-hands concerts, April 2024 (Malta and Gozo)
Gaulitana: A Festival of Music 2024 During Gaulitana: A Festival of Music 2024, Piano Duo recital title A Journey across the Cultures, presented musician and researcher 𝐀𝐋𝐄𝐊𝐒𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐑𝐀 𝐇𝐀Ł𝐀𝐓 in tandem with locally-based accomplished pianist 𝐉𝐔𝐋𝐈𝐀 𝐌𝐈𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐑.Exploiting the full spectrum of sounds and techniques of the instrument, the Polish-born artists embarked on an intercultural musical expedition, including an…
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June Blossoms, 2023 (Malta)
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…
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Valletta-Varsavja-Vienna: Bringing three musical cultures together, 2022 (Poland and Malta)
Valletta-Varsavja-Vienna: 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…
