The International Pharos Chamber
Music Festival has established itself as the most important annual classical
music event on the island, and has gained an international reputation for
its quality concerts and magnificent settings. Guided by a visionary spirit
and dedicated to artistic excellence and innovation, the Festival attracts
over 2.000 visitors every year. It also maintains a strong tradition of
community service, with educational concerts organized for students of
public schools and a number of master-classes for young instrumentalists.
Organized from 23 until 31 May 2014, the 14th International Pharos Chamber
Music Festival welcomes to Cyprus some of the most remarkable artists on the
international music scene, for an extensive week of music-making in two
unique venues in Cyprus: the Royal Manor House in Kouklia – one of the
finest surviving monuments of Frankish architecture in Cyprus and a UNESCO
World Heritage site, and The Shoe Factory, a contemporary recital venue
situated in Ermou Street near the buffer zone in Nicosia.
Join us in a leisurely exploration of the history and cultural heritage of
Cyprus and enjoy an unparalleled range of recitals and chamber concerts.
WHAT, WHEN & WHERE:
Friday 23 May
2014
Piano Recital with François-Frédéric Guy
The Shoe Factory, Nicosia,
8:30pm
Saturday 24 May
2014
Harpsichord Recital with Mahan Esfahani
The Shoe Factory, Nicosia,
8:30pm
Sunday 25 May
2014
Concert with the Amarcord Vocal Ensemble
The Shoe Factory, Nicosia,
8:30pm
Monday 26 – Friday 30 May
2014
Five chamber concerts in the Royal Manor House in
Kouklia
Royal Manor House, Kouklia, 8:30pm
With: François-Frédéric Guy,
Yevgeny Sudbin, Ashley Wass / Piano
Daishin Kashimoto, Tanja Becker-Bender, Boris Brovtsyn, Levon Chilingirian /
Violin
Diemut Poppen / Viola, Alexander Chaushian / Cello
Saturday 31 May 2014
Recital with Yevgeny Sudbin (piano) & Alexander
Chaushian (cello)
The Shoe Factory, Nicosia,
8:30pm
THE VENUES:
The Royal Manor House in Kouklia
is one of the finest surviving monuments
of Frankish architecture on the island and an unparalleled venue for
intimate chamber music performances. 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 Royal Manor House,
which is part of the Cyprus Tourism Organisation’s “Aphrodite’s Cultural
Route”, is also a UNESCO World Heritage site. 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.
The Shoe Factory is situated in the old part of Nicosia,
near the buffer zone. Through it, the Pharos Arts Foundation is helping to
revitalize this beautiful and historic section of the capital city by
attracting a wide and diversified younger audience. All concerts are
characterized by a unique feeling of intimacy and music is performed in an
exceptionally inspiring setting: a modern venue decorated with contemporary
art by mainly local artists; a venue situated in the “run down” part of
Nicosia that offers the audience the unique opportunity to sit within an
amazing proximity to world famous artists and experience performances in a
venue like no other.
TICKETS:
Ticket price: €10
BOX OFFICE: Tel. 7000-9304 (daily 9.30-11.30am) / www.pharostickets.org
KYRIAKOU FULLPAGE BOOKSHOPS: 30 Ellados Ave., 8020 Paphos, Tel. 26 822850
FOR MEDIA USE:
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venues and participating artists, press releases and artists’ biographies in
English and Greek, and our big range of Festival pamphlets.