The Cyprus Suite by Nicos Vichas is a series of Cypriot dance folk songs, contrapuntally elaborated by the composer to express the optimism and valiance of Cypriot people. Martinů’s distinguished Concerto for oboe and orchestra, premiered at the 1956 Olympics in Melbourne, features an optimistic first movement, a mysterious and haunting middle one and a spirited finale. In Spohr’s charming, early romantic Concertο for string quartet, the four instruments, uncommonly assuming the role of soloists, engage in exciting musical discourse and display. Savvas Savva’s Adagio for strings is part of a Trilogy, written in tribute to a friend who was prematurely lost in a car accident.
N. VICHAS: Cyprus suite for strings
B. MARTINŮ: Concerto for oboe and orchestra, Η. 353
S. SAVVA: Adagio for strings
L. SPOHR: Concerto for strings quartet and orchestra, op. 131
Soloists: David Perpiñan (oboe)
Ayşe Karaoĝlan, Anna Wrobel (violins)
Ewa Bartmann (viola)
Miranda Papaneocleous (cello)
Conductor: Alkis Baltas
Supporters: RialtoTheatre, Lemesos Municipality
Event Information
Lemesos: Thursday 11 February 2016
Rialto Theatre, 20:30
Lefkosia: Friday 12 February 2016
Pallas Theatre, Pafos Gate, 20:30
