Three works drawn from across Europe – east, west and central – and spanning three centuries and musical eras make up this gripping programme, directed by the distinguished Greek conductor Andreas Tselikas.
The programme opens with the symphonic poem Khirokitia by Cypriot composer Giorgos Karvellos, premiered by the CySO in November 2017. Khirokitia conjures up an image of this Neolithic settlement recalling primordial memories and historical experience of 9000 years. It is written in a tonal musical idiom, whereby the composer incorporates and develops rhythmic and melodic elements from the musical tradition of Cyprus.
The hugely popular Zigeunerweisen (Gypsy Melodies) by the Spanish violin virtuoso-composer Pablo de Sarasate, encapsulates the Hungarian gypsy spirit with elegance and dazzling virtuosity. Ayșe Karaoǧlan, CySO musician in the 1st violins, is the featured soloist in this showpiece.
Τhe mixture of dramatic and comic elements, the intense energy, grandiosity and unusually large-scale form for a classical period symphony are presumably the qualities thanks to which the nickname “Jupiter” was given to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s last symphony no. 41 (1788). The nickname was most probably given by the musician, theatre director and impresario Johann Peter Salomon and first appeared in print in Edinburgh in 1819.
Giorgos Karvellos: Khirokitia, symphonic poem
Pablo de Sarasate: Zigeunerweisen (Gypsy Melodies), op. 20
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no. 41 in C major, K. 551 (“Jupiter”)
Soloist: Ayșe Karaoǧlan (violin)
Conductor: Andreas Tselikas
Booking & Event Information
Lefkosia: Thursday 22 April 2021
Pallas Theatre, Pafos Gate, 20:30
Larnaka: Friday 23 April 2021
Municipal Theatre, 20:30
Within the framework of the Larnaca Municipality Festival of Classical Music
Ticket prices: €12, €7 (18-26 yrs, pensioners), €5 (under 18)
Ticket presales:
• Οnline at cyso.interticket.com
• For the concert in Lefkosia, tickets will also be available at Pallas Theatre Box Office every Wednesday 16:00-19:00.
• Τickets will not be available at the theatres box office on the concert day.
Pallas Theatre, Pafos Gate (Rigainis and Arsinois corner, 1010 Lefkosia, 22 410181)
Larnaka Municipal Theatre (Leonida Kioupi, Larnaka, 24 665794)
