15th
INTERNATIONAL PHAROS CHAMBER
MUSIC FESTIVAL
20 MAY – 2 JUNE 2015
This year the most long-lived and internationally
renowned music event in Cyprus celebrates its 15th anniversary!!!
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
between 20 May and 2 June 2015, the 15th International Pharos Chamber Music
Festival welcomes to Cyprus some of the most remarkable artists on the
international music scene for nine concerts in 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.
From
Monday 25 until Saturday 30 May, the 15th
International Pharos Chamber Music Festival will take place at the Royal Manor
House of the ancient village of Kouklia near Paphos, which is specifically
transformed by the Festival to a first class recital hall. For six days, a
number of internationally renowned soloists will join forces in an impressive
array of works. Along with the Festival’s regular guests – distinguished
cellist and artistic director of the Festival Alexander Chaushian,
Concertmaster of the Berlin Philharmonic Daishin Kashimoto, the impressive
violinist Boris Brovtsyn, violinist Levon Chilingirian, violist Diemut Poppen,
and the “endlessly fascinating” pianist Ashley Wass – this year’s Festival will
also host pianists Alessio Bax and Vanessa Benelli Mosell who has been praised by musicians
such as Karlheinz Stockhausen for her virtuosity and musical insight; Grammy-nominated violist and conductor Maxim Rysanov who
has established himself as one of the world’s most vibrant and charismatic
musicians; violinist/violist Yura Lee – celebrated
internationally for he musical integrity and compelling artistry; the exciting
Marc Coppey – one of the
leading cellists of today; the charismatic double-bass player Hayk Khachatryan;
one of the greatest flutists of our time, the Italian Massimo Mercelli; leading
horn-player Radovan Vlatković, and the talented Cypriot soprano Margarita
Elia.
The 15th
anniversary of the International Pharos Chamber Music Festival is certain to be
a very special experience. Join us in a leisurely exploration of the history
and cultural heritage of Cyprus and enjoy an unparalleled range of recitals and
chamber concerts.
MORE
INFORMATION:
Pharos Arts
Foundation: www.pharosartsfoundation.org
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TICKETS:
€15 / €10 Concessions & members of the Pharos Arts Foundation,
Box Office: Directly
from the Foundation’s website www.pharosartsfoundation.org or Tel.
9666-9003 (Monday - Friday 10:00am-3:00pm) Tickets also available from: KYRIAKOU FULLPAGE BOOKSHOPS: 30 Ellados Ave., 8020
Paphos, Tel. 26 822850