CYPRUS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
«WITH THE SOUNDS OF NUEVO TANGO»
Lefkosia: Wednesday 2 June 2021
Pallas Theatre, Pafos Gate, 20:30
Pafos: Thursday 3 June 2021
Markideio Municipal Theatre, 20:30
Lemesos: Friday 4 June 2021
Rialto Theatre, 20:30
Enjoy a programme with the sizzling rhythms and sounds of Nuevo tango, the revolutionary new style of tango created by the Argentinian composer Astor Piazzolla in the mid-20th century. Incorporating elements from classical and jazz music into the traditional Argentinian tango, his work takes us straight to the heart of the most intense human emotions.
2021 marks the 100th birthday of Astor Piazzolla which we celebrate with two of his most representative works: the Four Seasons of Buenos Aires (Estaciones Porteñas) and the mysterious and tense Tangazo: Variations on Buenos Aires. Originally scored for Piazzolla’s quintet (that of course included the bandoneón!), you will hear the Estaciones Porteñas in Leonid Desyatnikov’s arrangement for solo violin and strings, interspersed with quotations from Antonio Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, thus offering a fascinating connection between the two works.
Our programme also features the world premiere of the Concerto for three guitars by the contemporary Argentinian composer/guitarist Maximo Diego Pujol, following in Piazzolla’s footsteps, merges the traditional tango and folk genres with classical forms and styles.
Astor Piazzolla: The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires, arr.: L. Desyatnikov for solo violin and strings
Μáximo Diego Pujol: Concierto for three guitars [World Premiere]
Astor Piazzolla: Tangazo: Variations on Buenos Aires
Soloist: Νikos Pittas, violin
Cyprus Guitar Trio (Vasilios Avraam, Socrates Leptos, George Christofi)
Conductor: Μiltos Logiadis
Supporters: Pafos Municipality Limassol Municipality, Rialto Theatre
Ticket prices: €12, €7 (18-26 yrs, pensioners), €5 (under 18)
Ticket presales:
· For the concerts in Lefkosia and Pafos, online at cyso.interticket.com
· For the concert in Lefkosia, tickets are also available at the Pallas Theatre Box Office every Wednesday 16:00-19:00. · For the concert at the Rialto Theatre, online at rialto.interticket.com - Rialto App and at the Theatre Box Office Mon-Fri 10:00-15:00.
· Τickets will not be available at the theatre box offices on the concert day.
Pallas Theatre, Pafos Gate (Rigainis and Arsinois corner, 1010 Lefkosia, 22 410181)
Markideio Municipal Theatre (Andrea Geroudi 27, 8010 Pafos, 26 22228)
Rialto Theatre (Andrea Drousioti 19, Heroes Square, 3040 Lemesos, 77777745)
CYPRUS GUITAR TRIO
The Cyprus Guitar Trio was founded in 2015 and is comprised of three renowned classical guitarists from Cyprus: Vasilios Avraam, George Christofi and Socrates Leptos. The Trio is dedicated to the promotion of the important, yet unexplored repertoire for classical guitar trio, as well as the creation of new works, arrangements and transcriptions of existing works for this ensemble. Cyprus Guitar Trio has already participated in many festivals and concerts in Cyprus and Greece such as: 19th Cultural Festival of the University of Cyprus, Larnaka Festival of Classical Music 2016, 17th International Chamber Music Festival of Pharos at Kouklia, Cyprus Artists Series at the Shoe Factory, International Guitar Festival in Volos and 7th International Guitar Festival in Kardista (Greece).
Vasilios Avraam studied at the Ferenc Liszt Conservatory in Hungary with Istvan Adrovicz, at the National Conservatoire of Region in Strasbourg with Pablo Marquez and at the Academy of Music in Bratislava where he received his Doctoral Degree (Artis Doctor) in classical guitar under the supervision of Jozef Zsapka. He has participated in a number of festivals, including the Zempléni Festival (Hungary), the Festival of Europe in Mâcon (France), the International Music Festival in Clermont-Ferrand (France), the 5th Festival des Musiques Rares Musiques Dérangées in Mâcon (France), repeatedly at the Spring Festival of Eger (Hungary), the Cultural Festival of Cyprus University and the Classical Music Festival in Larnaca. He is the First Prize winner of the National Guitar Competition in Hungary in 1998. Several of his solo recitals and concerto performances as solo guitarist have been recorded by television channels and radio stations in Hungary and Cyprus. He has performed with the Cyprus Symphony Orchestra, the Cantus Agriensis Choir, and several times with “Polyfonia” Chamber Choir, Eger Symphony Orchestra and the music group Musica Aulica in Hungary and in France. Vasilios Avraam is guitar teacher at the state Music School.
George Christofi is a holder of a BMus (First Class), and MMus in Guitar Performance (Distinction) from the University of Hull and an MA (Distinction) and a PhD in Composition from the University of York. Considered one of the most important and talented composers of his generation, Christofi has composed music for world renowned soloists and ensembles, including Mario Caroli (flute), Sarah Leonard (soprano), Harry Sparnaay (bass clarinet), Rohan de Saram (cello), Ensemble Musiques Nouvelles, Ensemble 10/10, Orchestre National de Lorraine, The Endymion, Kreutzer Quartet, Ensemble Cairn, Ensemble Berlin PianoPercussion, L'Opéra National du Rhin. His music has been broadcast on BBC Radio 3 and presented in Festivals such as ‘Clarinet baix i electronica’ by Phonos – Fundació Música Contemporània (Spain), International Music Festival Heidelberger ‘Frühling 2007’ (Germany), ‘Pescara Fiera’ Festival (Italy), Seoul International Computer Music Festival (Korea), Culturale San Fedele – Electrobag on Tour (Italy), amongst others. Christofi is a Composition Lecturer at the European University Cyprus.
Socrates Leptos studied guitar at the New England Conservatory in Boston. In 2000 he was awarded a Fulbright scholarship to study at Yale University under Ben Verdery, and in 2009 he was awarded the Doctor of Musical Arts Degree from the Peabody Institute. During his studies, Leptos won three awards and performed extensively in the US. He has participated in masterclasses with Manuel Barrueco, Sharon Isbin, Jorge Morel, Paul O’dette, David Tannenbaum, Gordon Crosskey, and John Duarte. Leptos has recorded music for radio and television and he has contributed to various recordings, both as guitarist as well as composer. He is currently a member of the guitar faculty at the University of Nicosia.
MILTOS LOGIADIS - Conductor
Born in Athens in 1965, he studied theory and piano at the National Conservatory, where he was awarded “First Prize and Distinction for Outstanding Performance”. He continued his studies with a scholarship from the Alexander S. Onassis Foundation at the Munich Academy of Music, where he was awarded Diplomas for Choral and Orchestral Conducting, as well as a Meisterklasse Diploma, with the highest grade ever granted by the Academy.
He went on to become conductor-pianist at the Opera of Ulm, where he worked for two years. In 1992, he returned to Greece and became the Permanent Conductor of the Orchestra of Colours, following an invitation by its founder Manos Hadjidakis, a position he held until 2011, when the orchestra ceased activity, due to financial problems.
He has numerous recordings -more than 30 CD’s (NAXOS, VΕRVE, ΕΜΙ, LEGEND, SONY, a.o.), which include works by Nikos Skalkottas, Giannis Christou, Iannis Xenakis, and by many other Greek and foreign composers.
Apart from having conducted all the major Greek orchestras, he has also conducted the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, the Russian National Orchestra, the Orchestra of the Opera of Hamburg, the Royal Danish Opera Orchestra, the Vienna Chamber Orchestra, the Orchestra of the Wiener Konzertverein, the Munich Symphony Orchestra, the Symphony Orchestra of Prague and others.
He served as the Artistic Director of the Greek Radio Orchestras-ERT (2015-16) and at the Megaron-The Athens Concert Hall (2016-2020).
He is Professor of Conducting at the Ionian University.
Nikos Pittas studied at the Peabody Conservatory of the Johns Hopkins University from where he graduated with the Bachelor of Music, the Graduate Performance Diploma and the Master of Music. Prior to his studies he had obtained the Violin Performance Diploma from Ethnikon Odeon of Cyprus and the LRSM Performance Diploma.
He is the recipient of various scholarships and awards. He is the first prize winner of three violin competitions in Cyprus, of three Pan-American competitions, as well as of a Pan-Hellenic violin competition where he also received a Golden Medal by UNESCO.
Nikos Pittas has performed numerous recitals in Cyprus, Greece, USA, Spain, Norway, Germany, Austria, France, among other countries. He has performed both as a member as well as a soloist with the European Union Chamber Orchestra, the Moravian Philharmonic, the Cyprus Symphony Orchestra, the Cyprus Youth Symphony Orchestra, Baltimore Symphony, Concert Artists of Baltimore, Annapolis Symphony Orchestra, Mid-Atlantic Symphony Orchestra, Alexandria Symphony Orchestra, Castile and León Symphony Orchestra, Thessaloniki State Orchestra, Bergen Philharmonic, Pharos Soloists, Ledra Music Soloists and Ensemble Philharmonia.
Since 2012, he holds the position of sub-principal in the Second Violins at the Cyprus Symphony Orchestra. He is also violin professor at the Music Academy of the Cyprus Youth Symphony Orchestra.
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