CYPRUS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
PREMIERE 3
Lefkosia: Wednesday 17 January 2024 - Pallas Theatre, Pafos Gate, 20:30
Lemesos: Thursday 18 January 2024 - Rialto Theatre, 20:30
Pafos: Friday 19 January 2024 - Markideio Municipal Theatre, 20:30
PROGRAMME
Nicolas Economou: Four pieces from Childhood Whims (orch.: Alkis Baltas)
Paul Hindemith: The Four Temperaments for solo piano and strings
Alkis Baltas:Music for Youth
Einojuhani Rautavaara:Cantus Arcticus“Concerto for birds and orchestra”, op. 61
(Cyprus Premiere)
(Estimated duration: 90´-110΄)
Vicky Stylianou piano
Alkis Baltas conductor
We kick off the New Year with CySO’s Honourary Conductor Alkis Baltas on the podium to present a truly inspiring programme with music from the latter part of the 20th century.
Nicolas Economou, besides being a superb pianist, he was also a gifted composer. The orchestra proudly presents four of the pieces from his solo piano etudes titled Childhood Whims, orchestrated especially for this programme by Alkis Baltas.
The Four Temperamentsby Paul Hindemith is known both as a concert piece as well as music for a neoclassical ballet commissioned and choreographed by George Balanchine for the Ballet Society in New York. Pianist Vicky Stylianou will be the soloist in this gem.
Alkis Baltas describes his piece Music for Youth as “a composition addressed to those who always maintain a youthful temperament, regardless of their age!”
The highlight of the eveningwill surelybeCantus Arcticus or “Concerto for birds and orchestra” by Finnish composer Einojuhani Rautavaara, which will receive its Cyprus premiere. It is a highly original and evocative work thatincorporates the recorded song of birds from the Arctic Circle.
Supporters: Rialto Theatre, Pafos Municipality
Ticket prices:
Zone Α:€18 / €14 (concession)
Zone Β: €13 / €10 (concession)
Concession tickets are available to:
Students, soldiers, pensioners, large and five-member families on presentation of ID.
Free Entrance for people with disabilities.
Ticket presales:
Pallas Theatre, Pafos Gate(Rigainis and Arsinois corner, 1010 Lefkosia, 22 410181):
Online at https://cyso.interticket.com, at the Box Office every Wednesday 16:00-19:00 and 2 hrs before the concert.
Rialto Theatre(Andrea Drousioti 19, Heroes Square, 3040 Lemesos, 77777745):
Online at www.rialto.com.cy, at the Box Office, Mon-Fri: 10:00-15:00 and 1 hr before the concert.
Markideio Municipal Theatre(Andrea Geroudi 27, 8010 Pafos, 26 222286):
Online at https://cyso.interticket.comand 2 hrs before the concert.
Institutional Sponsor: Republic of Cyprus
Grand Sponsor: OPAP (Cyprus) Ltd
Gold Sponsor (Starlight Series): Perestroika (Cyprus) Ltd
Media Sponsors:CyBC, Cyprus Mail
Information: 22 463144, www.cyso.org.cy
For more information you may contact Constantia Elia at 22 463135, email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
LEFKOSIA, LEMESOS, PAFOS
