Mendelssohn’s “Hebrides” overture was inspired by an 1829 excursion to the famous Fingal’s Cave an awe-inspiring sea-cave on the Scottish island of Staffa. The composer was wrestling with the piece for three years before he was satisfied with it. Looking back on the creation of his Second violin concerto, Prokofiev wrote: “The number of places in which I wrote the concerto shows the kind of nomadic concert tour life I led then. The main theme of the first movement was written in Paris, the first theme of the second movement at Voronezh, the orchestration was finished in Baku and the premiere given in Madrid.” And as a tribute to where the concerto was premiered, Prokofiev added a special touch to the third movement…At the age of 15, Mendelssohn wrote his First Symphony, which was first heard at a private party in celebration of his sister Fanny’s 19th birthday in 1824. Its first public performance was given three years later, with the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra under its then-Kapellmeister Johann Philipp Christian Schulz.
Mendelssohn: The Hebrides Overture
Prokofiev: Violin concerto no. 2 in G minor, op. 63
Mendelssohn: Symphony no.1 in C minor, op. 11
Soloist: Marina Grauman (violin)
Conductor: Jens Georg Bachmann
Supporters: Larnaka Municipality
Booking & Event Information
Lefkosia: Wednesday 3 October 2018
Pallas Theatre, Pafos Gate, 20:30
Larnaka: Thursday 4 October 2018
Larnaka Municipal Theatre, 20:30
Pafos: Friday 5 October 2018
Markideion Municipal Theatre, 20:30
Ticket prices: €12, €7 (18-26 yrs, pensioners), €5 (under 18)
Ticket presales:
Pallas Theatre (Regenis and Arsinoes corner, Lefkosia 1010, 22 410181)
- Online at cyso.org.cy
- Box Office, Wed 16:00-19:00 and 2 hrs before the concert
Larnaka Municipal Theatre (Leonida Kioupi, Larnaka, 24 665794)
- Box Office, 2 weeks before the concert (Mon-Fri 10:00-13:00, 16:00-18:00, Sat 10:00-13:00) and 2 hrs before the concert
Markideion Municipal Theatre (Andrea Geroudi 27, Pafos 8010, 26 222286)
- Online at cyso.org.cy
- Box office, 2hrs before the concert
Information: 22 463144, www.cyso.org.cy
