Sweeping Romanticism

Concerts by the Cyprus Symphony Orchestra

Looking back on the creation of his Second violin concerto, Prokofiev wrote: “The number of places in which I wrote the concerto shows the kind of nomadic concert tour life I led then. The main theme of the first movement was written in Paris, the first theme of the second movement at Voronezh, the orchestration was finished in Baku and the premiere given in Madrid.” And as a tribute to where the concerto was premiered, Prokofiev added a special touch to the third movement…At the age of 15, Mendelssohn wrote his First Symphony, which was first heard at a private party in celebration of his sister Fanny’s 19th birthday in 1824. Its first public performance was given three years later, with the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra under its then-Kapellmeister Johann Philipp Christian Schulz.

Tasos Stylianou: Green Line – World premiere / Special commission by the CySO Foundation
S. Prokofiev: Violin concerto no. 2 in G minor, op. 63
F. Mendelssohn: Symphony no.1 in C minor, op. 11

Soloist: Marina Grauman (violin)
Conductor: Jens Georg Bachmann

Ticket prices:
€12, €7 (18-26 yrs, pensioners), €5 (under 18)

Nicosia: Wednesday 3 October 2018
Pallas Theatre, Paphos Gate

Larnaka: Thursday 4 October 2018
Larnaka Municipal Theatre

Paphos: Friday 5 October 2018
Markideion Municipal Theatre

Concerts start: 20:30

Ticket presales:
Pallas Theatre (Regenis and Arsinoes corner, Nicosia 1010, 22 410181)
- Online at www.cyso.org.cy
- Box Office, Wed 16:00-19:00 and 2 hrs before the concert

Larnaka Municipal Theatre (Leonida Kioupi, Larnaka, 24 665794)
- Box Office, 2 weeks before the concert (Mon-Fri 10:00-13:00, 16:00-18:00, Sat 10:00-13:00) and 2 hrs before the concert

Markideion Municipal Theatre (Andrea Geroudi 27, Paphos 8010, 26 222286):
- Online at www.cyso.org.cy
- Box office 2 hrs before the concert

Information: 22463144, www.cyso.org.cy