Without conductor

Donizetti may today be better-known as one of the leading composers of bel canto operas, but he also wrote a number of orchestral works, among which the Sinfonia for Winds in 1817.

In one movement, the work is stylistically similar to a bel canto opera overture in its tuneful melodies and dramatic orchestration. German-Swiss composer Joachim Raff meanwhile appears to have himself coined the term “Sinfonietta” for precisely his opus 188 written in the spring of 1873. Describing “little' or 'light' symphonies, the work was very popular in its day and no doubt helped the use of the term amongst composers.

Rounding up the programme, Tchaikovsky’s Serenade for strings needs little or no introduction. Written in 1880, it’s characterized by the well-known Tchaikovskian colour, with its best-known movement most probably the second one, the Moderato-Tempo di valse. And all these…. WITHOUT A CONDUCTOR!
 
G. DONIZETTI: Sinfonia for winds in G minor 
J. RAFF: Sinfonietta, οp. 188
P. I. TCHAIKOVSKY: Serenade, op. 48
 
Ticket prices:
€12, €7 (young people 18-26 yrs, pensioners), €5 (young people 12-18 yrs), €3 (children under 12)
 
Paphos: Wednesday 9 November 2016
Apostolos Pavlos Gymnasium, 20:30
Limassol: Thursday 10 November 2016
Rialto Theatre, 20:30
Nicosia: Friday 11 November 2016
Pallas Theatre, Paphos Gate, 20:30

Ticket presales:
Apostolos Pavlos Gymnasium (20 Andreas Vlamis, 8025 Paphos)

• At the concert venue 3 hours before the concert

• Online at www.rialto.com.cy
• At the theatre Box Office 4 weeks prior the concert day (Mo-Fr 10:00-13:00 and 17:00-19:00, Sa 10:00-13:00) and on the concert day from 19:00-20:30 

• Online at the CySO Foundation website: www.cyso.org.cy
• At the Theatre box office every Wednesday, 16:00-19:00 and on the concert day, 18:30-20:30