Honneger’s symphonic poem Pastoral d’ été perfectly describes the mood of a serene dawn on the Swiss Alps, where the composer wrote the piece in 1920. Cypriot composer Marios Christou’s Study for soloclarinet, presented in Cyprus premiere, combines the modality and rhythms of the Middle East, with the techniques of motivic development and sense of formal unity of the West, and with more modernist approaches. Lovreglio tastefully used the overture and several arias from Verdi’s opera La Traviata in his effervescent Fantasia for solo clarinet and strings, which abounds with exquisite melodic flourishes and cadenzas for the clarinet. Written in 1800, Beethoven’s First Symphony is an accomplished work, sparkling with genuine energy.
A. HONNEGER: Pastoral d’ été
Μ. CHRISTOU: Study for solo clarinet and orchestra
D. LOVREGLIO: Fantasy on Themes from Verdi’s La Traviata for clarinet and string orchestra
L. v. BEETHOVEN: Symphony no. 1 in C major, op. 21
Soloist: Spyros Mourikis (clarinet)
Conductor: Dimitris Botinis
Sponsor: University of Central Lancashire Cyprus
Booking & Event Information
Larnaka:
Thursday 18 February 2016
UCLan Cyprus, Pyla, 20:30
Lefkosia:
Friday 19 February 2016
Pallas Theatre, Pafos Gate, 20:30
Ticket prices:
€12, €7 (young people 18-26 yrs., pensioners), €5 (young people 12-18 yrs), €3 (children under 12)
Ticket presales:
UCLan Cyprus (12 -14 University Avenue, Pyla, 7080 Larnaka, Tel. 24 694000)
- At the reception of UCLan Cyprus two days before the concert and on the concert day, 10:00-20:30
Pallas Theatre (Regenis and Arsinoes corner, Lefkosia 1010, Tel. 22 410181)
- Online at the CySO Foundation website: www.cyso.org.cy
- At the Theatre box office every Wednesday, 16:00-19:00 and on the concert day, 18:30-20:30
Contact Information: 22 463144
