CYPRUS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA – CYPROPHONIA 1 – Of Jasmine and Roses – 30.1.2026
Lefkosia: Friday 30 January 2026 – Pallas Theatre, Pafos Gate, 20:30
The Cyprus Symphony Orchestra and Silver Spotlight Productions present the concert ‘Of Jasmine and Roses’, a musical journey that unites contemporary Cypriot creation with the timeless epics of tradition.
The symphonic poem Khirokitia and Levantin – Small suite for orchestra by Giorgos Karvellos converse with newer compositions by Alex Panayi, Christina Georgiou, Savvas Savva and Michalis Christodoulides, illuminating the evolution of Cyprus’s musical identity.
Songs such as “Four young men’, ‘Triantafylleni’, ‘The girl from Tilliria’, and ‘The song of St. George’ evoke moments of struggle, resistance, love, and folk wisdom, while contemporary works like “Under the same sky’, ‘Thrown away dreams’, ‘In a suit and a tie’, and “In the fire’ convey personal and collective narratives of a land that continues to move forward with dignity and a steadfast belief in its ideals.
Centred on the jasmine and the rose – symbols of memory, sensitivity, and resilience – the concert weaves a vivid and moving portrait of the Cypriot soul, honouring both its past and its living creative spirit.
The concert is held under the auspices of the Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the European Union 2026.
PROGRAMME
Giorgos Karvellos: Khirokitia – symphonic poem
Levantin – Small suite for orchestra (world premiere)
Alex Panayi: Thrown away dreams, In the fire
Alex Panayi/ Stavros Stavrou: Under the same sky, The earth will go on
Alex Panayi/ Stergios Mavrikis: In a suit and a tie
Michalis Christodoulides: Triantafylleni (Made of roses)
Traditional Cypriot songs: The jasmin tree, Four young men, The song of St. George, The girl from Tilliria
(Songs orchestrated by Giorgos Karvellos)
Christina Georgiou: The passage of time, orch: Michael Doherty (world premiere)
Savvas Savva: I love you, yet I silence, orch. S. Savva (world premiere)
Alex Panayi, Myrto Meletiou, Margarita Elia – vocalists
Kyriaki Kountouri – conductor
Andreas Michalopoulos rehearsals pianist
In collaboration with Silver Spotlight Productions Ltd
Sponsor: Εurobank
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:
Pallas Theatre, Pafos Gate (Rigainis and Arsinois corner, 1010 Lefkosia, 22 410181):
Online at cyso.interticket.com and 1,5 hrs before the concert.
Information: 22 463144, www.cyso.org.cy
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