The 22nd March has been designated by the UN as the World Water Day, with this year’s theme being “Leaving No One Behind (Human Rights and Refugees)” whilst March is also the international month of the Francophonie. In addition, March 25th this year marks 101 years to the day since the death of Claude Debussy, so it should come as no surprise that the CySO incorporates, in this programme, the French composer’s “Sea” triptych, taking us from dawn to noon, to the play of the waves and to the dialogue between the wind and the sea. Water, however, is the overall theme of the concert, which begins with the eponymous Handel suite first heard on barges on the River Thames in 1717, and features, as a centerpiece, contemporary Chinese composer Tan Dun’s “Water Concerto”.
F. Handel: Water Music, HWV 348-350
Dun: Water concerto for water percussion and orchestra
Debussy: La Mer: Three symphonic sketches for orchestra, L. 109 [Cyprus premiere]
Soloist: Natasa Hadjiandreou (percussion)
Conductor: Jens Georg Bachmann
Supporters: Rialto Theatre, Limassol Municipality, Paphos Municipality
Venue:
Markideio Theatre
27 Andrea Geroudi
Pafos 8010, Cyprus
Phone: +357 26 932 571
Ticket prices: €12, €7 (18-26 yrs, pensioners), €5 (under 18)
Ticket presales:
Markideion Municipal Theatre
Online at www.cyso.org.cy
Box Office 2 hrs before the concert
Information: +357 22 463 144, www.cyso.org.cy
Friday, March 22, 2019, 20:30
