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maltatoday | SUNDAY • 14 AUGUST 2022 10 ALMANAC My essentials MICHAEL CUTAJAR 24, Clarinettist A clarinettist since the age of seven, my enjoyment is playing in an orchestra. Currently an intern with the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra, lately, I was chosen to play with the Mediterranean Youth Orchestra. With a first degree in music performance from City University London, I am now looking forward to start my masters in performance at the Royal Welsh College. 1 4 5 1. Book 2. Film 3. Internet/TV 4. Music 5. Place I follow this Instagram page called dailydoseofclassical where every day they upload a short clip of a masterpiece in the classical music rep- ertoire or a talented and fa- mous soloist playing a short solo piece with an orchestra. I enjoy all the forms of music and I appreciate all styles. But if I had to pick my favourite it would be Beethoven's sympho- ny. The way they are written is like he is narrating a trage- dy through music. I also love Beethoven's music because the Clarinet is featured in all his symphonies as at his time the clarinet was starting to gain importance. A place in Malta will have to be Dingli in the evening for a lovely walk and a marvellous sunset. A holiday destination will be anywhere to be honest as long as I go abroad. THE Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom is a true story of two sisters harbouring Jew- ish refugees and after they got caught, they had to struggle to survive a Holocaust camp. My mother was hounding me to read it and mama knows best! It made me think that the troubles of today might actu- ally be what would make my live better later on in my life. It also struck me how forgive- ness can free a person. THE Man from Toronto is a comedy which had me laugh- ing with tears running down my face. What I liked about the film is the sheer improbabili- ty of the plot but at the same time believable. The talent of Woody Harrelson and Kevin Hart keep the film together and they played off each oth- er fantastically. Enjoyable two hours. 2 3