Vienna: Sunday 22 November 2026 – Musikverein, Brahms Hall, 16:00
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The “Cypriot Gala Concert” (Zypriotisches Galakonzert) is an annual event of outstanding artistic prestige, established by decision of the Council of Ministers and presented in collaboration with the Cyprus Cultural Centre in Vienna. Through this concert, the Cyprus Youth Symphony Orchestra represents Cyprus at one of Europe’s most prestigious musical venues, the Wiener Musikverein.
Since 2016, the CyYSO’s presence in Vienna has become a landmark event in Cyprus’s international cultural presence, showcasing the artistic excellence, vitality and continuity of the country’s music education.
This year’s Cypriot Gala Concert will take place on Sunday, 22 November 2026, at the Brahms-Saal of the Musikverein, under the baton of Yiorgos Kountouris.
Operatic arias and works by
Brahms, Rossini, Lehár, Kálmán, Mascagni, Delibes, Fontana, Rota, Savvas Savva
Songs by Cypriot and Greek composers
Andreas Lymbouridis, Marios Violaris, Mikis Theodorakis, Manos Hadjidakis, Mimis Plessas, Michalis Souyioul and Theofrastos Sakellaridis
Cypriot traditional songs
Kyros Patsalides, baritone
Constantina Nicolaou, soprano
Sotiris Charalambous, tenor
Julie Karagouni, soprano
Yiorgo Ioannou, baritone
Maria Kokka, soprano
Eleni Charalambous, soprano
Katerina Kouri, coloratura soprano
Pafos Music School Choir (choirmaster: Solon Kladas)
Cyprus Youth Symphony Orchestra
Yiorgos Kountouris, conductor
Vicky Stylianou, Savvas Athanasiou, Dinnos Georgountzos,
arrangements / orchestrations
