Growing
steadily over the years, the International Pharos Chamber Music
Festival is considered nowadays one of the most renowned festivals of its
kind in the eastern-Mediterranean region. The Festival, which has
established itself as the highlight of the Pharos Arts Foundation's Concert
and Recital series, has achieved to make chamber music more accessible, with
performances of the highest standard, stimulating programmes and affordable
tickets. Guided by a visionary spirit and dedicated to artistic excellence
and innovation, the Festival attracts over 1.500 visitors every year.
Our Artists
The Tenth International Pharos Chamber Music Festival will feature over 15
internationally renowned musicians including the legendary cellist Natalia
Gutman, clarinettist Charles Neidich, the outstanding pianist Konstantin
Lifshitz, and one of the most sought-after singers of our time, the
brilliant mezzo-soprano Zandra McMaster. All artists will join forces for
six concerts throughout an intensive week of music-making that will
encompass an astonishing array of instrumental combinations for violin,
viola, cello, double-base, piano, clarinet, horn, bassoon and voice. There
is some mouthwatering music to look forward to, including Schumann's Fairy
Tales, Schubert's Octet and Beethoven's Septet.
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Programme
To include instrumental works by
Beethoven, Schubert, Schuman, Brahms, Rossini, Weber, Tchaikovsky, Chopin,
Chausson, Barber and songs by Haydn, Chopin, Brahms and Anton Garcial Abril
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The Venue and
Surrounding Area
Festival concerts take place in the intimate Gothic Hall of the Royal Manor
House at Kouklia in Palaipaphos, which is one the finest surviving monuments
of Frankish architecture on the island. The building also houses an
archaeological museum, which records the rich history of human activity in
the region from about 2800 BC to the present day. The UNESCO World Heritage
site constitutes part of the Cyprus Tourism Organisation's 'Aphrodite's
Cultural Route', embracing nature sites connected to the goddess as well as
museums and archaeological sites. Palaipaphos, or Old Paphos, 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 12th century BC.
Join us in a leisurely exploration of the history and cultural heritage of
the western region of Cyprus. Sites of interest in the area include
Aphrodite's Rock, a few miles southeast of Kouklia, where the foam-born
goddess Aphrodite is said to have risen from the sea; the ancient city of
Curium with its restored amphitheatre; numerous Byzantine churches
containing some of the finest examples of conserved wall painting in the
eastern Mediterranean region; and several wineries where wine-tasting tours
can be arranged.
The Festival Package
Guests will be able to relax in style at the 5* Columbia Beach Resort or the
4* Columbia Beach Hotel, situated side by side on a secluded Blue Flag beach
at Pissouri Bay. The hotels are within easy reach of the island's two
airports, the towns of Paphos and Limassol, championship golf courses and
other points of interest.
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for more information regarding bookings.
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