Overview
In celebration of fully-fledged springtime, join the Cyprus Symphony Orchestra in a colourful musical journey across time, cultures, styles and continents!
Enjoy folklore-inspired and sophisticated dance gems, favourites from French romantic opera, captivating tango rhythms from across the Atlantic and many more.
Fully immersed in springtime spirit, the journey will start off with Antonio Vivaldi’s “Spring” in 18th century Italy and finish with Astor Piazzolla’s “Spring” in 20th century Buenos Aires!
Programme:
Vivaldi: Concerto no. 1 in E major, op. 8, RV 269, “La primavera” [“Spring”] from The Four Seasons
A. Mozart: Divertimento in F major, K. 138
Delibes: Flower duet from the opera Lakmé
Albéniz: Tango no. 2 from the Suite España, op. 165
de Falla: Spanish Dance from the opera La Vida Breve
Shostakovich: Waltz no. 2 from Suite for Variety Orchestra
Michaelides: String quartet (1934)
Offenbach: Barcarole from the opera The tales of Hoffmann
Anderson: Blue Tango
Monti: Czárdás
Piazzolla: “Oblivion”, tango
“Primavera porteña” [Spring], tango from The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires
Performers:
Nicos Pittas, violin
Iraklis Mitellas, violin
Nicolas Papageorgiou, viola
Miranda Papaneocleous, cello
