12th International Pharos Chamber Music Festival

Since its inception in 2000, the International Pharos Chamber Music Festival has established itself as the most important annual music events in Cyprus, and has gained international reputation for its quality concerts and magnificent settings. Guided by a visionary spirit and dedicated to artistic excellence and innovation, the Festival attracts over 2.000 visitors every year. The Festival maintains also a strong tradition of community service, with educational concerts organized for students of primary and secondary education, as well as a number of master-classes for young instrumentalists.

The 6 concerts from the 25th of May until the 1st of June will take place at the Royal Manor House in Kouklia, one of the finest surviving monuments of Frankish architecture on the island and an unparalleled venue for intimate chamber music performances. The building also houses an archaeological museum, which records the rich history of human activity in the region from about 2800 BC to the present day. The Royal Manor House, which is part of the Cyprus Tourism Organisation’s “Aphrodite’s Cultural Route”, is also a UNESCO World Heritage site. Palaipaphos, or Old Paphos, was a city-kingdom of Cyprus and one of the most celebrated pilgrimage centres of the ancient Greek world. It was the site of a famous sanctuary of Aphrodite, the oldest remains of which date back to the 12th century BC. Join us in a leisurely exploration of the history and cultural heritage of the western region of Cyprus.

Violin: Daishin Kashimoto, Boris Brovtsyn, Alina Pogostkina, Maja Avramovic, Levon Chilingirian
Viola: Diemut Poppen, Philip Dukes, David Abrahamyan
Cello: Alexander Chaushian, Boris Andrianov, Tim Park
Piano: Ashley Wass, Vahan Mardirossian, Matan Porat
Flute: Emmanuel Pahud
Clarinet: Chen Halevi
Guitar: Timotheos Stylianides

Programme

Friday 25 May / Royal Manor House, Kouklia / 8:30pm

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 – 1791)
Flute Quartet No.3 in C, K.285b (1778)
Emmanuel Pahud / flute, Levon Chilingirian / violin, Philip Dukes / viola, Tim Park / cello

Felix Mendelssohn (1809 –1847)
Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 49 (1839) arrangement for flute
Emmanuel Pahud / flute, Ashley Wass / piano, Alexander Chaushian / cello

Interval

Johannes Brahms (1833 – 1897)
Piano Quintet in F Minor, Op. 34 (1861)
Ashley Wass / piano, Levon Chilingirian / violin, Maya Avramovic / violin, Philip Dukes / viola, Tim Park / cello

SATURDAY 26 MAY / Royal Manor House, Kouklia / 8:30pm

Carl Maria von Weber (1786 – 1826)
Trio, for flute, cello and piano, Op.63 (1819)
Emmanuel Pahud / flute, Tim Park / cello, Vahan Mardirossian / piano

Gioacchino Rossini (1792 – 1868)
Sonata a Quattro No.1 in G (1804)
Emmanuel Pahud / flute, Maja Avramovic / violin, Phil Dukes / viola, Tim Park / cello

Interval

Gustav Mahler (1860 – 1911)
Piano Quartet in A minor (1876)
Vahan Mardirossian / piano, Maja Avramovic / violin, Philip Dukes / viola, Tim Park / cello

Antonín Dvořák (1841 – 1904)
Piano Quintet No. 2 in A major, Op. 81 (1887)
Daishin Kashimoto / violin, Maja Avramovic / violin, Philip Dukes / viola, Alexander Chaushian / cello, Matan Porat / piano

SUNDAY 27 MAY / Royal Manor House, Kouklia / 8:30pm

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 – 1791)
Flute Quartet No. 4 in A major, K. 298 (1787)
Emmanuel Pahud / flute, Maja Avramovic / violin, Philip Dukes / viola, Tim Park / cello

Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887 – 1959)
Chôro No. 2 for flute and clarinet (1924)
Chen Halevi / clarinet, Emmanuel Pahud / flute

Erik Satie (1866 – 1925)
Gnossiennes Nos. 1 & 2 (1890/93)
Timotheos Stylianides / guitar

Joaquin Rodrigo (1901 – 1999)
Tres Piezas Españolas (Fandango, Passacaglia, Zapateado) (1954)
Timotheos Stylianides / guitar

Interval

Matan Porat
Duo for Clarinet and Piano (2012)
Matan Porat / piano, Chen Chalevi / clarinet

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827)
Symphony No. 3 in E flat, 'Eroica' arrangement for piano quartet (1804)
Ashley Wass / piano, Levon Chilingirian / violin, Philip Dukes / viola, Alexander Chaushian / cello

WEDNESDAY 30 MAY / Royal Manor House, Kouklia / 8:30pm

Johannes Brahms (1833 – 1897)
Trio for clarinet, cello and piano in A Minor, Op. 114 (1891)
Chen Halevi / clarinet, Boris Andrianov / cello, Vahan Mardirossian / piano

Robert Schumann (1810 – 1856)
Märchenerzählungen (Fairy Tales) for clarinet, viola & piano, Op. 132 (1853)
Chen Halevi / clarinet, Diemut Poppen / viola, Matan Porat / piano

Interval

Antonín Dvořák (1841 – 1904)
Terzetto in C for Two Violins and Viola, Op. 74 (1887)
Levon Chilingirian / violin, Boris Brovtsyn / violin, David Abrahamyan / viola,

Gabriel Fauré (1845 – 1929)
Piano Quartet No. 1 in C minor, Op 15 (1883)
Vahan Mardirossian / piano, Boris Brovtsyn / violin, Diemut Poppen / viola, Alexander Chaushian / cello

THURSDAY 31 MAY / Royal Manor House, Kouklia / 8:30pm

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750)
Viola da Gamba Sonata in G major, BWV 1027 (1720)
Diemut Poppen / viola, Alexander Chaushian / cello, Matan Porat / piano

Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 – 1975)
Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor, Op. 67 (1944)
Alina Pogostkina / violin, Boris Andrianov / cello, Matan Porat / piano

Interval

Ernest Chausson (1855 – 1899)
Concerto in D, for piano, violin, and string quartet, Op.21 (1889-91)
Ashley Wass / piano, Daishin Kashimoto / violin, Levon Chilingirian / violin, , Boris Brovtsyn / violin, David Abrahamyan / viola, Alexander Chaushian / cello

FRIDAY 1 JUNE / Royal Manor House, Kouklia / 8:30pm

Maurice Ravel (1875 – 1937)
Trio for piano, violin and cello in A minor (1914)
Ashley Wass / piano, Daishin Kashimoto / violin, Alex Chaushian / cello

Josef Suk (1874 – 1935)
Piano Quartet in A minor, Op.1 (1891)
Matan Porat / piano, Alina Pogostkina / violin, Diemut Poppen / viola, Alexander Chaushian / cello

Frank Martin (1890 - 1974)
Pièces Brèves (Prelude, Air, Plainte) (1933)
Timotheos Stylianides / guitar

Dionisio Aguado (1784 – 1849)
Rondo in A minor, Op. 2, No. 2 (1822)
Timotheos Stylianides / guitar

Interval

Johannes Brahms (1833 – 1897)
String Quintet No. 2 in G major, Opus 111 (1890)
Alina Pogostkina / violin, Levon Chilingirian / violin, , Diemut Poppen / viola , David Abrahamyan / viola, Boris Andrianov / cello

Ticket Prices:
Adults: €25
Friends and Supporters of the Pharos Arts Foundation / Concessions: €20

OFFER: Buy tickets for all six Festival concerts in Kouklia for only 15 Euro each

Box Office: Tel: 7000 9304 - opening hours: 9.30 am - 11.30 am / www.pharostickets.org