Piano Recital with Yiannis Georgiou Friday 19 March 2010,
8.30pm
The Shoe Factory, 304 Ermou Street, Nicosia
(Limited Seating / Pre-booking essential)
With dedication to promoting unique Cypriot talents, the Pharos Arts
Foundation continues its Cyprus Artists Series with a recital by
London-born, Cypriot pianist Yiannis Georgiou. The recital will take place
at the Foundation's recital hall, The Shoe Shoe Factory, on Friday 19 March
2010, 8.30pm, and will comprise an impressive array of works by Bach,
Brahms, Chopin, Prokofiev and Rachmaninov.
YIannis Georgiou (piano)
Cypriot pianist Yiannis Georgiou was born in London and spent his childhood
in Cyprus and England. He received his early music training at the Royal
College of Music Junior Department. He studied at Trinity College of Music
in London, with Alexander Ardakov and John Bingham. During his studies, he
received numerous competition prizes for his playing and he graduated with
the DipTCL Performer's Diploma.
His fascination for the Russian piano school and his love for Russian music
led him to continue his studies in Moscow, at the Tchaikovsky Conservatoire,
initially with Professor Valery Kastelsky, a student of Heinrich Neuhaus,
and finally with Pavel Nersessian, whose piano studio is regarded as one of
the most interesting and prolific in the world. He graduated with the
Aspirant Diploma. Georgiou is the only Cypriot Pianist to have received
this award. He has performed extensively as a soloist in Europe, mainly in
the UK, but also in Greece and Cyprus. His debut CD with works by Beethoven,
Schumann and Debussy received excellent critical reviews and has been
repeatedly broadcast on British radio. Yiannis Georgiou has been living in
Cyprus since 2004.
Programme
Bach Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue in D minor BWV 903
Brahms Intermezzo in B flat minor Op.117 No.2
Intermezzo in F minor Op.118 No.4
Chopin Ballade No.3 in A flat major Op. 47
Mazurka in A minor Op.68 No.2
Interval
Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet, Pieces for piano Op. 75
No.6 The Montagues and Capulets
No.7 Father Lorenzo
No.8 Mercutio
No.9 Lily Dance of the Maidens
No.10 Romeo Bids Juliet Farewell
Rachmaninov Prelude op.32 No.10 in B minor
Prelude op.23 No.7 in C minor
Ticket Prices:
Adults: EUR20
Friends and Supporters of the Pharos Arts Foundation / Concessions: EUR15
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