ÿþ<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <!-- saved from url=(0040)http://www.thepharostrust.org/ondine.htm --> <HTML xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"><HEAD><TITLE> The 8th Int&#39;l Chamber Music Festival</TITLE> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=unicode"> <META content="Microsoft FrontPage 6.0" name=GENERATOR> <style> <!-- h1 {margin-bottom:.0001pt; page-break-after:avoid; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Arial Narrow"; font-weight:bold; margin-left:0cm; margin-right:0cm; margin-top:0cm} h6 {margin-top:12.0pt; margin-right:0cm; margin-bottom:3.0pt; margin-left:0cm; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; font-weight:bold} h5 {margin-top:12.0pt; margin-right:0cm; margin-bottom:3.0pt; margin-left:0cm; font-size:13.0pt; font-family:Arial; font-weight:bold; font-style:italic} li.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin-bottom:.0001pt; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; margin-left:0pt; margin-right:0pt; margin-top:0pt} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} p.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin-bottom:.0001pt; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; margin-left:0pt; margin-right:0pt; margin-top:0pt} --> </style> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#D7D7BD> <p class="MsoNormal"><b> <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 13.0pt; font-family: Arial"><br> General Information</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial"><br> <br> Enjoy world-class chamber music performances in the unique atmosphere of historic Kouklia, part of the Aphrodite Cultural Route in Cyprus. &nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> &nbsp;</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial">The Pharos Arts Foundation eighth International Pharos Chamber Music Festival brings some of the world s most accomplished soloists and ensembles together in Cyprus for an intensive week of music-making. The Festival has established, since its inception in 2001, an international reputation for the quality of its performances and its unique location at the medieval Manor at Kouklia.<br> &nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 4.5pt"><b> <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial">Our Artists<br> </span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial"> Eighteen renowned soloists and chamber musicians are participating this year, and listeners will be treated to eight concerts with a varied programme ranging from Mozart, Chopin, Tchaikovsky, and Schubert to Brahms and Shostakovich.&nbsp; This year, a baroque recital for voice and harpsichord is also incorporated on 3 June 2008.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> <br> <b><span lang="FI" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial">Violin</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none"> <span lang="FI" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial">Alina Ibragimova</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none"> <span lang="FI" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial">Henning Kraggerud&nbsp; </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none"> <span lang="FI" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial">Jennifer Frautschi&nbsp; </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none"> <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial">Ilya Gringolts</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none"> <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial">Levon</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial"> Chilingirian<br> </span> <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial">Anahit Kurtikyan <br> &nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none"> <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial">&nbsp;<b>Viola</b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none"> <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial">Diemut Poppen</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none"> <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial">Yuri Zhislin<br> &nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none"><b> <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial">Cello</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none"> <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial">Aram Talalian</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none"> <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial">Alex Chaushian</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none"> <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial">Christoph Richter<br> &nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none"><b> <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial">Clarinet </span> </b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none"> <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial">Chen Halevi<br> &nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none"><b> <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial">Horn</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none"> <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial">Radovan Vlatkovic</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none"><b> <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial"><br> Piano </span> </b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none"> <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial">Yevgeny Sudbin</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none"> <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial">Alexander Ghindin</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none"> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial">Ashley </span> <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial">Wass</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none"><b> <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial"><br> Harpsichord</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none"> <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial">Markellos Chryssicopoulos &nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none"><b> <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial"><br> Mezzo  soprano</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none"> <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial">Romina Basso</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b> <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial">The Venue and Surrounding Area<br> </span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial"> Situated next to the archaeological site of Aphrodite s Sanctuary, the Royal Manor House is one of the finest surviving monuments of Frankish architecture on the island, and its Great Hall forms a uniquely atmospheric setting for chamber music performances. During intermissions, guests can enjoy a glass of wine under the stars in the beautiful courtyard. The complex also houses a small but interesting museum which records the rich history of human activity in the area from about 2800 BC to the present day. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial">The UNESCO World Heritage site at Palaipafos (Kouklia) constitutes part of the Cyprus Tourism Organisation s  Aphrodite s Cultural Route , which encompasses nature sites connected to the goddess as well as museums and archaeological sites. Palaipafos, or Old Pafos, was a city-kingdom of Cyprus and one of the most celebrated pilgrimage centres of the ancient Greek world. It was the site of a famous sanctuary of Aphrodite, the oldest remains of which date back to the 12<sup>th</sup> century BC. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial">Other noteworthy sights in the area include the ancient site of Curium (Kourion), with its spectacular Roman mosaics and restored amphitheatre, and the beach at Petra tou Romiou (Aphrodite s Rock), where the goddess is said to have first risen from the sea. In the nearby mountain area there are numerous Byzantine churches containing some of the finest examples of conserved wall painting in the eastern Mediterranean region. For more information about Aphrodite s Cultural Route visit <a style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; text-underline: single" href="http://www.visitcyprus.org.cy"> <i><span style="color: black; text-decoration: none">www.visitcyprus.org</span></i><span style="color: black; text-decoration: none">/<i>routes in Cyprus</i></span></a>.&nbsp; </span></p> </BODY></HTML>