PREMIERE 3
PROGRAMME
Gabriel Fauré: Pavane, op. 50
Camille Saint-Saëns: Cello concerto no. 1 in A minor, op. 33
Georges Bizet: Symphony no. 1 in C major
Robertas Grod cello
Cyprus Symphony Orchestra
Yiorgos Kountouris
In this stylistically rich concert, the Cyprus Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Yiorgos Kountouris will perform works of the French musical romanticism.
The programme will open with Gabriel Fauré’s enchanting Pavane, which evokes “haunting echoes of Spain’s Golden Age”, according to Léonid Massine who choreographed it for the Ballets Russes.
In the featured concerto, the outstanding Lithuanian cellist Robertas Grod will interpret Saint-Saëns’ cello concerto no. 1, which raised the composer’s popularity among French musical circles. The concert will round off in yet more French elegance with George Bizet’s masterful First Symphony, a tribute to his teacher, Charles Gounod.
Supporters: Institut Français de Chypre, Rialto Theatre, Larnaka Municipality
Ticket prices:
Zone Α: €18 / €14 (concession)
Zone Β: €13 / €10 (concession)
Concession tickets are available to:
Students, soldiers, pensioners, large and five-member families on presentation of ID.
Free Entrance for people with disabilities.
Ticket presales:
Rialto Theatre (Andrea Drousioti 19, Heroes Square, 3040 Lemesos, 77777745):
Online at www.rialto.com.cy and at theBox Office, Mon-Fri: 10:00-15:00 and 1,5 hr before the concert.
I love that the Cyprus Symphony Orchestra is pairing Fauré's Pavane with Saint-Saëns and Bizet for an all-French programme — that's such a smart way to trace the thread of Romanticism through three very different voices. Robertas Grod on the cello concerto is the part I'd be most curious about, since that piece lives or dies on the soloist's phrasing. Speaking of composition and framing, I recently had to crop image files for a concert poster and it made me notice how much the visual framing of an event shapes how we anticipate the music itself. Wish I could be at the Rialto for this one.
The programme brings together several highlights of French Romanticism, from Fauré’s atmospheric Pavane to Saint-Saëns’ Cello Concerto No. 1 and Bizet’s First Symphony. With Yiorgos Kountouris conducting and Robertas Grod featured as soloist, it sounds like a thoughtfully varied evening of orchestral music. For a different kind of creative experience, Melon Sandbox is a physics-based game where players experiment with characters, objects, and interactive setups.