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Piotr Anderszewski Alessio Bax Belcea QuartetBorodin Quartet Chilingirian Quartet Alexander Chaushian Arnaldo Cohen Ensemble ModernFibonacci SequenceLarissa GergievaAlexander Ghindin Vienna String SoloistsSteven Isserlis Paavali JumppanenLeonidas KavakosEmma Kirkby & the London BaroqueJonathan LemaluLeopold String TrioLondon SinfoniettaAndrew Manza & the English ConcertMoscow VirtuosiNash EnsembleMarina PoplavskayaAlfredo PeriRazumovsky EnsembleDaniil ShtodaDmitry SitkovetskyThe SixteenGrigory SokolovMihaela UrsuleasaAviv String QuartetLeipzig String QuartetAcademy of St. Martin in the FieldsJoshua BellAcademy of Ancient Music Soile Isokoski Malcolm MartineauMelvyn TanYevgeny SudbinAltenberg Trio Le Concert SpirituelHilliard Ensemble Ensemble Intercontemporain Philharmonia Quartet BerlinJulia Fischer

As another year draws to a close I would like to express my deep appreciation to our audience and my sincere gratitude to our sponsors and supporters for contributing to the Pharos Arts Foundation’s 2012 programme. Your support, particularly at this time of economic difficulty and turmoil is invaluable to us but also to Cypriot society as a whole.

As we look back to 2012, Pharos is very proud to have completed another very successful year with a great variety of cultural activities. These included an eclectic series of film screenings at the beginning of the year; piano recitals with Yevgeny Sudbin, Sergei Babayan and Ashley Wass among others; a harpsichord recital with Mahan Esfahani; the 12th International Pharos Chamber Music Festival, which featured another exceptional lineup of world renowned musicians for ten concerts throughout May; a cello and piano recital with the 1st prize winner of the Tchaikovsky competition, Narek Hakhnazaryan; a number of exciting jazz concerts, especially the hugely popular summer jazz concert in the Olive Grove with the Tigran Hamasyan Trio; the 4th International Pharos Contemporary Music Festival which featured six ensembles in a programme that included 23 world premieres; a major installation outside The Shoe Factory by Finnish artist Kaarina Kaikkonen, which attracted thousands of visitors in Ermou Street; the annual Brazilian Cultural Month, which presented a number of classical and jazz concerts, as well as the 9th Brazilian Film Festival; and a final end of the year concert with the exceptional violinist Peter Sheppard Skaerved performing the full cycle of Bach’s sonatas and partitas.

The Pharos Arts Foundation continues to be the leading centre of excellence in the arts in Cyprus and it is increasingly recognized internationally for its work and contribution to the culture life of the island. We were very pleased to have been invited to participate in the Danish Presidency of the European Union during the first half of 2012 by presenting a Danish documentary film week and a recital with the celebrated recorder player Michala Petri and lute player Lars Hannibal.

The majority of Pharos concerts have again been accompanied by a parallel programme of educational activities for students. The Foundation, besides offering audiences unique musical experiences, also contributes to the important process of making the younger generation of Cypriots aware that music may become an important part of their lives. Many studies have shown that a music education develops cognitive abilities, self-esteem, the ability to listen and cooperate with others as well as enhancing the quality of life. The Foundation collaborates with the Ministry of Education and Culture as well as several universities and private music schools in this work.

Next year, the Pharos Arts Foundation shall be celebrating its 15th anniversary. Hundreds of concerts with many of the finest musicians and ensembles in the world have been presented over the last decade and a half, and in recent years, thousands of students have participated in educational concerts, master-classes and workshops which we believe have changed the cultural and educational environment on the island for the better. Your generosity and support is more critical than ever as we all face difficult times ahead. I sincerely hope you will continue to be part of a privileged group that contributes to making a difference on our island by offering inspiration to others and enriching people’s lives through the arts and culture. Culture and the arts are often the first areas to be sacrificed in times of economic hardship. Let us show society that the human spirit needs to be nourished on more than bland political platitudes and it is through creative and individual enterprise that we can survive the socio-economic difficulties we are exposed to. As Woodrow Wilson so aptly put it “We are not here merely to make a living. We are here in order to enable the world to live more amply, with greater vision, with a finer spirit of hope and achievement. We are here to enrich the world, and we impoverish ourselves if we forget the errand.”

The Pharos Arts Foundation seeks to provide a refuge and a platform for the arts; one is accessible to all those who wish to participate. I would like to express my deep appreciation and thanks to all our supporters and sponsors who have contributed to making this a reality. We have prepared another ambitious and exciting programme of cultural activities for 2013, which we hope you support. Highlights of the season include our two international music festivals, a third visit by the outstanding Spanish pianist Javier Perianes, a concert by the Brentano Quartet and a return visit of the amazing Quartetto Prometeo, an evening of Bach Cantatas co-sponsored by the Goethe Institute, a first ever performance of Japanese biwa music by Jungo Ueda, a number of jazz concerts and film festivals, and many more surprises. We hope that your generosity will enable us to keep the Pharos flame alight in 2013, and for many years to come, for the sake of our society, our culture and future generations.

Garo KeheyanFounder & PresidentPharos Arts Foundation

Foreword by the President of The Pharos Arts Foundation

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Friday 13 January 2012 The Shoe Factory, Nicosia

LECTURE: KINYRAS AND THE MUSICAL-STRATIGRAPHY OF EARLY CYPRUS Dr. John Franklin

Associate Professor of Classics at the University of Vermont, Dr. John Franklin, presented a lecture on the mythical symbol of Kinyras and the Musical Stratigraphy of early Cyprus. Kinyras, in Greco-Roman sources, is the culture-hero of early Cyprus: legendary king, metallurge, Agamemnon’s (faithless) ally, Aphrodite’s priest, father of Myrrha and Adonis, rival of Apollo, ancestor of the Paphian priest-kings (and much more). Kinyras increased in depth and complexity with the 1968 demonstration that Kinnaru ‘ the divinized temple-lyre ‘ was venerated at Ugarit.

Dr. Franklin’s lecture demonstrated how Kinyras, as a mythological symbol of pre-Greek Cyprus (i.e. Alashiya), could be harmonized with what is known of ritual music and deified instruments in the Bronze Age Near East.

Dr. John Franklin began life in music composition, with a degree from the New England Conservatory of Music (1988). An M.A. in Classics at the University of Washington, Seattle, led to a doctora te in Classics from University College London (2002). He then held a series of fellowships in Rome, Athens, Cyprus, and Washington D.C. before joining the University of Vermont, where he is now Associate Professor of Classics. He is currently on research leave as a member of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, and as Annual Professor at the Albright Institute of Archaeological Research in Jerusalem. His research has dealt largely with the musical interface between early Greece and the Near East. He is working on three books: Kinyras: The Divine Lyre; The Stormy Seas of Cyprus: Music, Memory, and the Aegean Diaspora; and The Middle Muse: Mesopotamian Echoes in Early Greek Music.

The lecture was organised in collaboration with the English Speaking Union Cyprus.

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SCREENINGS AT THE SHOE FACTORY

Between January and March 2012, the Foundation screened an eclectic range of rare documentaries. Those fascinating and controversial films explored topics related to art, music, architecture, animals rights, relationships with ourselves, our families, nature and the divine as well as the folly and genius of man. It is estimated that over 1.000 people attended the Screenings, which have now been established as a frequent series at The Shoe Factory.

January – March 2012 The Shoe Factory, Nicosia

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18 Jan KOYAANISQATSI22 Jan WHY WE FIGHT1 Feb THE ANIMALS FILM5 Feb THE SALZBURG FESTIVAL12 Feb INTO GREAT SILENCE15 Feb OUR DAILY BREAD in presence of the director Nikolaus Geyrhalter22 Feb SEGOVIA AT LOS OLIVOS 29 Mar THE SONG OF THE GUITAR7 Mar BENJAMIN BRITTEN PORTRAIT11Mar THE GENIUS OF PHOTOGRAPHY14 Mar MY ARCHITECT18 Mar BLACK SUN25 Mar BEETHOVEN & RESONANCE

With the support of the Embassy of Austria

One of the world’s most celebrated and widely-travelled ensembles opened the Pharos Arts Foundation’s 2012 concert season. The Chilingirian Quartet, renowned for its thrilling interpretations of the great quartets as well as the commanding performances of the contemporary repertoire, has developed strong bonds with Cyprus audiences through a number of outstanding concerts and educational activities throughout the years. Year 2012 marked the 40th anniversary of the Quartet, therefore the Chilingirians joined forces with the young Cypriot clarinettist George Georgiou and gave a sold-out concert at The Shoe Factory. The artists also presented a number of educational activities for secondary education students, as well as music school students.

CONCERT: THE CHILINGIRIAN STRING QUARTET & GEORGE GEORGIOU / clarinetThursday 26 January 2012

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The Tchaikovsky Trio was formed in Moscow in 1975 by Pavel Vernikov, Konstantin Bogino and Anatoly Liberman. The Trio has been the special milestone for the performance of the Slavonic and Russian composers in the genre of chamber music for many years, brilliantly continuing traditions of the Moscow and St. Petersburg performance schools. All members of the Tchaikovsky Trio are outstanding world-known teachers and they are jurors of significant international competitions.

This outstanding ensemble appeared in Cyprus for the first time for a concert that included piano trios by Tcherepnin, Dvořák and Shostakovich. As part of the Pharos Arts Foundation’s Music Education Programme, the Trio also offered educational activities for students of secondary education.

CONCERT: TCHAIKOVSKY TRIOWednesday 8 February 2012 The Shoe Factory, Nicosia

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RECITAL: YEVGENY SUDBIN / piano Sunday 19 February 2012 The Shoe Factory, Nicosia

After his phenomenal recital for the Pharos Arts Foundation in 2010, Yevgeny Sudbin returned to The Shoe Factory for another exciting, and sold-out, concert. Hailed by Daily Telegraph as potentially one of the greatest pianists of the 21st century, Sudbin performed works by Scarlatti, Chopin, Liszt, Medtner, Rachmaninov and Scriabin.

Sudbin has performed in many of the world’s finest venues, both in recital and with orchestra, including, Tonhalle (Zurich), Wigmore Hall and Royal Festival Hall (London), Concertgebouw (Amsterdam), San Francisco Performances, the Gilmore International Piano Festival, and ProArte Musical (San Juan, Puerto Rico). He has collaborated with the London Philharmonic Orchestra under Neeme Järvi, Philharmonia Orchestra under Sokhiev, Minnesota Orchestra, Seattle Symphony, San Francisco Symphony, the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, and he made his debut at the Mostly Mozart Festival under Osmo Vanska at Lincoln Center’s Avery Fisher Hall, New York. Sudbin’s performance of Rachmaninov’s Concerto No.1 with the BBC Philharmonic under Tortelier at the 2008 BBC Proms was described by the Daily Telegraph as “sublime.”

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RECITAL: YEVGENY SUDBIN / piano

“Once in a blue moon a record appears by a hitherto unknown artist who seems destined to take his place among the elect. Both musically and technically, this debut is on a par with those two greatest of Scarlatti pianists, Horowitz and Pletnev. As eloquent in the most poignant sonatas as he is brilliant in the showstoppers, Sudbin is already a master.” Daniel Steans for Piano Magazine

Tuesday 20 March 2012 The Shoe Factory, Nicosia

In just a few years, Concerto Soave has become a leading reference in the interpretation of Italian music of the Seicento. Born from the encounter of soprano Maria Cristina Kiehr and harpsichordist Jean-Marc Aymes, the Ensemble draws together soloists specialised in the 17th century repertoire, essentially Italian. The ensemble takes the form of a Concerto in the historical sense: «an instrumental jewel case richly coloured (archlute, harp, viola da gamba, violins, harpsichord, organ...) destined to enshrine one or more voices».

Every concert and recording of Concerto Soave, with L’Empreinte Digitale, Harmonia Mundi and editions Ambronay has been unanimously praised by audiences and critics alike. The ensemble is regularly invited to the most prestigious festivals: Utrecht, Ambronay, Montreux, Bruges, Innsbruck, Nantes “ La Folle Journée.

For their recital at The Shoe Factory, Concerto Soave performed a programme dedicated to Italian Female composers of the Seicento. The emergence of female composers during the 17th century, as evidenced by the quality of music survived, is a unique phenomenon. Francesca Caccini, Caterina Assandri, Barbara Strozzi, Isabella Leonarda, Francesca Campana, are just a few of the composers who had greatly enriched the musical landscape of the Seicento.

As part of the Pharos Arts Foundation’s Music Education Programme, Maria Chrstina Kiehr and Jean-Marc Aymes also presented a number of educational activities.

RECITAL: MARIA CRISTINA KIEHR / soprano & JEAN-MARC AYMES / harpsichord from the Concerto Soave

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RECITAL: MARIA CRISTINA KIEHR / soprano & JEAN-MARC AYMES / harpsichord from the Concerto Soave

Thursday 29 March 2012 The Shoe Factory, Nicosia

CONCERT: QUATUOR TANA

Founded in 2005, Quatuor Tana is already considered one of the most exciting string quartets in Europe. This is an ensemble with an original and singular philosophy: to explore and mix different universes of sound in order to invent a unique concert where the symbiosis of classical repertory and the masterpieces of the 21st century exists. For their concert at The Shoe Factory, Quatuor Tana performed a diverse programme consisting of Schubert’s Rosamunde and Ligeti’s First Quartet, as well the Cyprus Premieres of works by Raphaël Cendo and Yan Robbin, and the World Premiere of a string quartet by Cypriot composer Andreas Moustoukis.

The following day, the artists offered a number of workshops for music students, and composers Yann Robin and Raphaël Cento presented an interactive seminar focused on the role of “saturation mode” in modern music, and ways of developing new sound in music. Quatuor Tana will demonstrate examples and explain the role of the quartet in the creation process.

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Wednesday 21 March 2012 The Shoe Factory, Nicosia

RECITAL: WOLFGANG SCHRODER / violin & FLORIAN UHLIG / piano

Florian Uhlig’s playing is marked by curiosity for all facets of music, passion informs his activities in whatever is related to musical, pianistic expression and is reflected in many different forms. His activity and creativity are driven by the desire to trace the interrelations of the individual works with their his-toric and current reality. Uhlig appeared for the first time in the Pharos Arts Foundation’s series, joining forces with the concertmaster of the Cyprus Symphony Orchestra, Wolfgang Schröder, in a programme of sonatas by Mozart, Ravel and Richard Strauss.

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Sunday 1 April 2012 The Shoe Factory, Nicosia

RECITAL: ALICE SARA OTT / piano

“The soloist, replacing Lang Lang at short notice, was Alice Sara Ott, who gave the kind of gawp-inducing bravura performance of which legends are made.”Tim Ashley, The Guardian, November 2010

Twenty-three year old German-Japanese pianist Alice Sara Ott has gained critical acclaim for her performances at major concert halls worldwide. At the age of thirteen, Alice was hailed the “Most Promising Artist” at the Hamamatsu International Piano Academy Competition, and two years later she went on to take the top prize at the Silvio Bengalli International Piano Competition as the youngest contestant. Recent concerts have seen Alice perform with the Münchner Philharmoniker, London Symphony and Tokyo Symphony orchestras, San Francisco Symphony, Wiener Symphoniker, Bamberger Symphoniker, as well as the Philharmonia Orchestra, Rotterdam Philharmonic and Royal Scottish National orchestras. Alice Sara Ott has recorded exclusively for Deutsche Grammophon since 2008, with her highly successful debut recording of Liszt’s 12 Études d’exécution transcendante quickly followed by a second album of the complete waltzes of Chopin, which entered both the German and US Classical iTunes charts at No.1.

Ott appeared for the first time in Cyprus as part of her extended recital tour in Japan and Europe, and performed works by Mozart, Schubert and Mussorgsky.

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RECITAL: ALICE SARA OTT / piano

Wednesday 25 April 2012 The Shoe Factory, Nicosia

RECITAL: MAHAN ESFAHANI / harpsichord

“…the brilliance and artistry of Mahan Esfahani, who, despite his young age, played with the musicality and virtuosity of a master.” Keyboard Magazine

Praised by The Times as ‘exceptionally gifted’ and by Early Music Today for his ‘sensitivity and vibrance,’ the Iranian born Mahan Esfahani had quickly established himself as one of the leading concert harpsichordists of his generation. He was the first harpsichordist to be named a BBC New Generation Artist and to be awarded a fellowship prize by the Borletti-Buitoni Trust. His recent concerts have included performances of Kalabis’ Concerto for Harpsichord and Orchestra (1975) with the BBC Concert Orchestra, Martinu’s Concerto for Harpsichord and Orchestra (1935) with the BBC Symphony Orchestra under Jiri Belohlavek, and Poulenc’s Concert Champetre (1928) with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Esfahani recently gave his solo debut at the Wigmore Hall (broadcast on BBC Radio 3) – about which the Daily Telegraph exclaimed, “The harpsichord comes out of hiding…magnificent” – and appeared at the City of London and York Early Music Festivals. In addition, Esfahani’s recording of the Poulenc concert was selected as a CD of the month for the May 2010 issue of BBC Music Magazine, and he has been featured as a “Hot Property” by Classic FM magazine.

Mahan Esfahani appeared for the first time in Cyprus, in a Baroque programme by Orlando Gibbons, William Byrd, Girolamo Frescobaldi, Johann Sebastian Bach, Dietrich Buxtehude and Domenico Scarlatti. He also delivered master-classes for young Cypriot musicians.

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16 May – 8 June 2012 The Shoe Factory, Nicosia

Royal Manor House, KoukliaThe Olive Grove, Delikipos

12TH INTERNATIONAL PHAROS CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL

“From Aphrodite’s hill-top Sanctuary to an idyllic olive grove, the stunning locations of the Pharos Chamber Music Festival attract top musicians year after year” BBC Music Magazine, March 2012

Since its inception in 2000, the International Pharos Chamber Music Festival has established itself as the most important annual music event in Cyprus, and has gained international reputation for its quality concerts and magnificent settings. Guided by a visionary spirit and dedicated to artistic excellence and innovation, the Festival attracts over 2.000 visitors every year and great attention by the international media. The Festival maintains also a strong tradition of community service, with educational concerts organized for students of primary and secondary education, as well as a number of master-classes for young instrumentalists.

Comprising 10 concerts throughout May and June, the 12th International Pharos Chamber Music Festival opened at The Shoe Factory in Nicosia with two concerts – a recital with the renowned duo Michala Petri / recorder and Lars Hannibal / lute, guitar, and a concert with the StreichTrio Berlin. The Festival then moved to the impressive Royal Manor House in the ancient village of Kouklia in Pafos, for six concerts with 17 world-renowned musicians – including Daishin Kashimoto, Boris Brovtsyn, Philip Dukes, Alexander Chaushian, Emmanuel Pahud, Chen Halevi and Matan Porat, and the talented young Cypriot guitarist Timotheos Stylianides. It was followed by a unique concert at The Olive Grove – the Foundation’s world-class, open-air venue, surrounded by the idyllic forest of Delikipos. The Festival concluded as it started, at The Shoe Factory, with a concert by the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra String Quartet.

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June 2012 The Shoe Factory, Nicosia

DANISH DOCUMENTARY WEEK

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The Pharos Arts Foundation and the Embassy of Denmark in Cyprus presented the Danish Documentary Week, which took place between Tuesday 19 and Friday 22 June 2012 at The Shoe Factory, Nicosia / 8:30pm. The Danish Documentary Week was organized in collaboration with the Embassy of Denmark, as part of the Danish EU Presidency. Film lovers were invited to experience Danish cinema at close range. At their best, the five films presented during the Week reflected human stories that transcend borders and cultures.

Saturday 30 June 2012 The Olive Grove, Delikipos

JAZZ CONCERT: HESSEN YOUTH JAZZBIG BAND ORCHESTRA

The Hessen Youth Jazz Big Band Orchestra was founded in 1985 by Wolfgang Diefenbach with the goal of enabling talented young musicians to receive professional big band training at the highest level. Numerous young jazz musicians in Hessen had been waiting for such a chance and applied to join the newly-founded band. The project was ultimately made possible by the former Hessian Minister of Finance, who put the necessary funding at the band’s disposal. The concept is based on three main pillars: workshop sessions with well-known jazz celebrities as instructors; outstanding stage appearances; and professional (studio) recordings. After their first workshop session over 20 years ago, the Band had already reached a remarkable level, making it a renowned player in the world of jazz. Nowadays, the Hessen Youth Jazz Big Band Orchestra is recognized as one of Europe’s most important youth jazz orchestras.

The Pharos Arts Foundation and the Goethe Institut Cyprus joined forces to bring this wonderful orchestra in Cyprus, for a memorable concert at The Olive Grove. The concert was covered by German TV and excerpts of it were broadcasted in Germany and in a documentary covering the Orchestra’s tour. In addition to their concert, Wolfgang Diefenbach and the instrumentalists offered workshops and jam sessions for young Cypriot professionals and university students at The Shoe Factory in Nicosia.

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RECITAL: NAREK HAKHNAZARYAN / cello & GAYANE AKHNAZARYAN / piano

Friday 6 July 2012 The Shoe Factory, Nicosia

Described by the Washington Post as a “seasoned phenomenon”, the 24-year-old Narek Hakhnazaryan’s powerful and poetic playing propelled him to win the Cello First Prize and Gold Medal at the 2011 XIV International Tchaikovsky Competition. Throughout the competition, Hakhnazaryan impressed a distinguished jury which included Sir Clive Gillinson, Mario Brunello, David Geringas, Ralph Kirschbaum, Lynn Harrell and Krzysztof Penderecki. Following the competition, Haknazaryan has been invited by Valery Gergiev to be his soloist for concerts with the Mariinsky Orchestra at the Baden-Baden Festival and the Warsaw Beethoven Festival, and has given performances with the Tonkünstler Orchestra at the Grafenegg Festival, Verdi Orchestra Milan, Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra and at La Salle Pleyel Paris, Berlin Konzerthaus, Amsterdam Concertgebouw, Suntory Hall Tokyo, NCPA Beijing, Tivoli Festival in Copengagen, Schwetzingen Festival and venues across Italy and the USA. As First Prize winner in the 2008 Young Concert Artists International Auditions, Hakahnazaryan made his debut in New York at Carnegie’s Zankel Hall, and his concerto debut at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall.

Having appeared from the first time in Cyprus, Narek Hakhnazaryan teamed with his mother, pianist Gayane Akhnazaryan, for a programme of Schubert, Chopin, Ysaÿe and Franck sonatas.

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JAZZ CONCERT: TIGRAN HAMASYAN TRIOSunday 22 July 2012

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After the sensational, sold-out, performance of jazz pianist Tigran Hamasyan and his partners, Nate Wood (drums) and Sam Minaie (bass) in November 2011, at The Shoe Factory, Nicosia, the Pharos Arts Foundation invited these remarkable artists back to Cyprus for an unforgettable evening in The Olive Grove. The sold-out concert was kindly supported by the Foundation’s major sponsor FBME BANK, and coincided with the Bank’s 30-year anniversary.

One of the most vital and original young jazz artists in the world today, Tigran Hamasyan, is heralded as a jazz revelation by critics and audiences alike. Tigran was born in Armenia, in 1987, and grew up in a household that was full of music. When he was just a toddler, he gravitated to tape players and the piano instead of regular childhood toys, and by the time he was 3, he was working his way through figuring out songs on piano by the Beatles, Louis Armstrong, Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple and Queen. While studying classical music at an Armenian high school, Tigran continued to grow on his own as a jazz pianist. He performed at the First International Jazz Festival in Yerevan in 1998, which opened up other performance opportunities. When he was 16, his parents moved to Los Angeles and Tigran was accepted by the USC, which he attended for two years. He won a series of piano competitions, including the top prize at the prestigious Thelonious Monk International Jazz Piano Competition and second place in the 2006 Martial Solal International Jazz Competition in Paris. With his prowess already established, Tigran’s career has been on an upswing. With his last CD, A Fable, he made another giant stride in the jazz world. Arranger and composer, Tigran is inspired by the traditional folk music of his motherland, as well poetry.

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“Stories from this year’s Montreux Festival of his performance augur very well for his future.”The Guardian, Sept 2011

4TH INTERNATIONAL PHAROS CONTEMPORARY MUSIC FESTIVAL

9 – 29 September 2012The Olive Grove, Delikipos The Shoe Factory, Nicosia

“The Festival had an impressively international outlook and provided a rare opportunity to sample contemporary composition beyond the well-trodden paths” Tim Rutherford-Johnson (Guardian, Tempo, The Rampler)

Having established itself as one of the most cutting-edge and innovative annual events in the Eastern Mediterranean, the International Pharos Contemporary Music Festival has already reached its fourth year. The Festival is dedicated to the promotion of new music: The well-established masterpieces of the contemporary music literature of the 20th century as well as a great number of premieres by young leading composers from all over the world who are commissioned by Pharos to write new works especially for this occasion. The Festival aims to provide a forum for composers and performers to advance and develop new projects and explore new sound worlds in chamber music settings. Its objective is also to endorse contemporary music to the general audience of Cyprus, and elsewhere, as this is the music of our times it is directly linked with many forms of visual and creative arts, and sciences, and reflects the intimacy of the modern-day human spirit.

The 4th International Pharos Contemporary Music Festival was unquestionably a challenging, yet thrilling experience! It diversified by presenting a number of exciting events, and a seldom heard repertoire for strings, winds, voice, percussion and harp. Six of the finest contemporary ensembles in the world presented classical contemporary masterpieces while they simultaneously joined forces with over 20 young, but internationally acclaimed composers from all over the world. Each of these composers wrote a newly-commissioned work that was given its world premiere during the Festival concerts. As part of the Foundation’s music education programme, a number of workshops, master-classes and seminars were organized with the participation of young Cypriot composers and university students.

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EXHIBITION: UNITED STATES OF EUROPESeptember – October 2012Various art-spaces in Nicosia

A travelling exhibition about European identity and today’s Europe

Opening: Nicosia, Cyprus: 17 September 2012 | 7.30pm – 11.30pmDuration: 17 September – 14 October 2012

The artistic project United States of Europe (U.S.E) dealt with questions about European identity, perceptions and ideas in the context of a travelling exhibition through ten European countries. The exhibition opened in Lodz, Poland in November 2011, the second destination was in Helsinki, the third in Vilnius, the fourth in Guimarães and the fifth in Nicosia. This large-scale collaboration project was coordinated by the Goethe-Institut Paris and the Pharos Arts Foundation together with eight other cultural organisations. The exhibition is further presented in public spaces, galleries and museums in Germany, Bulgaria, France, Ireland and Belgium, until spring 2013.

It featured works, projections and installations by the following artists: Kaarina Kaikkonen (a site-specific installation for Ermou Street, outside The Shoe Factory), duo REINIGUNGSGESELLSCHAFT, Luchezar Boyadijev, Gerda Lampalzer, Apostolos Polymeris, Jean-Charles Hue, Anna Konik, Kyriaki Costa, Tanja Muravskaja, Deimantas Narkevičius and Jānis Garančs.

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BRAZILIAN CULTURE MONTH

October – November 2012

For the ninth consecutive year, the Pharos Arts Foundation and the Embassy of Brazil in Cyprus presented the Brazilian Culture Month, during which a series of events dedicated to the arts and culture of Brazil showcased aspects of the country’s culture through art, music, films, books and educational programmes. Events comprised the 9th Brazilian Film Festival which encompassed twelve eclectic films and documentaries, the Brazilian Book Month, the educational programme Brazil in the Primary School, a book presentation by Dr. Ioannis Lyras’ (Honorary Consul of Brazil in Piraeus), as well as concerts in Nicosia and Limassol by the sensational jazz singer Ithamara Koorax, a recital by the popular singer Cadu de Andrade and pianist Farlley Derze, and a classical guitar recital by the renowned guitarist

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9th Brazilian Culture Month

ITHAMARA KOORAX – Live Jazz 5 October / 8:30pm

CADU DE ANDRADE & FARLEY DERZE – Brazilian Songs19 October / 8:30pm

MARCOS VINICIUS – Classical Guitar Recital 26 October / 8:30pm

9TH BRAZILIAN FILM FESTIVAL 5 November –10 November / 7:30pm & 9:30pm

LECTURE: FUTURE CHALLENGES FOR EUROPEAN ARCHITECTURE & URBAN DESIGN Prof. Pierre von Meiss

Monday 15 October 2012 The Shoe Factory, Nicosia

As opposed to the rest of the world, European needs for new construction are proportionally shifting towards renovation, transformation, rehabilitation, additions, densifying and stitching up our scat-tered urban fabric. With close to zero population growth our building stock is nearly sufficient, but its adequacy varies depending on the criteria we apply: our existing buildings’ thermal performance is very weak; their functional adequacy is not always at its best for upcoming requirements; their physi-cal durability and adaptability are reasonable; industrial wastelands and other obsolete complexes (i.e. post-war subsidized housing) offer new opportunities. Is our political, legal and administrative setting prepared to adapt its goals and practice with this new perspective? Aren’t authorities encouraging and subsidizing renovations, improving thermal insulation? Promoting renewable energy? Admitting densi-fication?

The internationally distinguished Professor Pierre von Meiss presented a number of convincing histori-cal and contemporary attempts to come to grips with some of the above questions. The lecture was very well attended and it was followed by a dialogue with the audience, which shed even more light to these interesting, but crucial, issues. The lecture was organized by the Pharos Arts Foundation in collaboration with the English Speaking Union Cyprus.

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RECITAL: SERGEI BABAYAN / pianoTuesday 16 October 2012 The Shoe Factory, Nicosia

Internationally acclaimed for the immediacy, sensitivity and depth of his interpretations, the rare emotional intensity and bold energy of his performances and his extraordinary mastery in exploring a stylistically diverse repertoire, pianist Sergei Babayan appeared for the first time in Cyprus, for an exceptional recital on 16 October at The Shoe Factory.

Sergei Babayan is one of the most interesting new names of the great Russian piano school. Student of such legendary musicians and teachers as Gornostayeva, Naumov, Pletnev and Vlasenko in the Moscow Conservatory, he was, however, not permitted to leave the country and be free to compete and study in the West. He was the first pianist from the former USSR who was able to compete without government sponsorship after the collapse of the system. Immediately after his first trip outside of the USSR, he won consecutive first prizes in several major international competitions including the Cleveland International Piano Competition and the Palm Beach Piano Competition in 1990, the Hamamatsu Piano Competition in 1991, the Scottish International Piano Competition in 1992, and was laureate in the Queen Elizabeth Piano Competition, the Busoni International Piano Competition, and the Esther Honens International Competition Calgary. Since that time, he has had major engagements and concert tours throughout Europe, Japan, New Zealand, Australia, South Africa, South America and the USA. For his sold-out recital in Cyprus, Babayan performed works by J.S Bach, Sergei Rachmaninov, Olivier Messiaen and Vladimir Ryabov.

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Tuesday 30 October 2012 The Shoe Factory, Nicosia

RECITAL: EMMANUEL DESPAX / piano

French pianist Emmanuel Despax is fast making a name for himself as a musician on the rise: recent highlights include his return to the Wigmore Hall for the fourth time, giving a recital at Paris’ Salle Gaveau and opening the International Series at the Louvre which was broadcast live on France Musique and Medici TV. In his native France he has appeared at Le Festival International de Musique à la Cour at Solliès-Pont; a gala concert at La Roque d’Anthéron; Le Festival de Lacoste and Le Festival des nuits du Château de la Moutte in St Tropez. Elsewhere in Europe he has given recitals at the Fazioli Auditorium in Italy, the Gasteig Blackbox in Munich and the Palais des Beaux Arts in Belgium. Now based in London, Emmanuel has performed with many UK orchestras including the City of Birmingham Symphony, the London Festival Orchestra in their Virtuoso Pianists Series at Cadogan Hall and Arion Orchestra at St James’s Piccadilly. In addition to his four recitals at the Wigmore Hall, Emmanuel Despax has also performed at Cadogan Hall, the National Portrait Gallery, the Drapers’ Hall and the Chipping Campden and Petworth Festivals.

He appeared in Cyprus for the first time, in a programme by Bach-Busoni, Liszt and Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition.

“Poetry and a genuine sense of the narrative together with breath-taking technical perfection ... a soloist with winged virtuosi fingers. This is first and foremost a musician that we had better follow very closely.” Michel Le Naour, concertclassic.com (Paris - Louvre auditorium)

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RECITAL: EMMANUEL DESPAX / piano

RECITAL: ASHLEY WASS / piano

Extremely popular with the Cyprus audiences, due to his long-standing participation in the Pharos Chamber Music Festival, Ashley Wass returned to Cyprus, for his first piano recital in Nicosia. Wass has firmly established himself as one of the leading performers of his generation. He is the only British winner of the London International Piano Competition, prize-winner at the Leeds Piano Competition, and a former BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist. Increasingly in demand on the international stage, Ashley has performed at many of the world’s finest concert halls including Wigmore Hall, Carnegie Hall and the Vienna Konzerthaus. He has performed as soloist with numerous leading ensembles, including all of the BBC orchestras, the Philharmonia, Orchestre National de Lille, Vienna Chamber Orchestra, Hong Kong Philharmonic, RLPO, and under the baton of conductors such as Simon Rattle, Osmo Vanska, Donald Runnicles, Ilan Volkov and Vassily Sinaisky. He has received great critical acclaim for his recordings of music from a wide range of styles and eras, with glowing reviews of his interpretations of composers such as Liszt, Franck, Beethoven and Bridge.

For his sold-out recital at The Shoe Factory, Ashley Wass performed a long and very demanding programme consisting of Beethoven’s 32 Variations in C minor on an Original Theme, Liszt’s Three Petrarch Sonnets from Années de pèlerinage II, Barber’s Piano Sonata and the Liszt’s impressive transcription of Beethoven’s Pastoral Symphony.

“I recall childhood holidays spent driving through mountainous scenery, the Storm from ‘Pastoral’ blasting from the car stereo, my arms air-conducting hysterically in a manner unintentionally recalling a hapless victim from the film Jaws. God only knows what passing motorists must have thought. I’m fairly certain I’ll never stand before an orchestra and revive my juvenile attempts to beat time, so I can only express huge gratitude to Liszt for having the mind-boggling skills to transcribe the piece for piano.” © Ashley Wass

Wednesday 14 November 2012 The Shoe Factory, Nicosia

“A thoroughbred who possesses the enviable gift to turn almost anything he plays into pure gold”Gramophone Magazine

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RECITAL: ASHLEY WASS / piano

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Friday 23 November 2012 The Shoe Factory, Nicosia

RECITAL: ANTONIS ANISSEGOS / piano & MARIA ANISSEGOU / cello

After their successful performance in 2011 as part of the Trio Iama, siblings Antonis Anissegos (piano) and Maria Anissegou (cello) returned to The Shoe Factory for a cello and piano recital in sonatas by Shostakovich and Rachmaninov. The concert was organized in collaboration with the European University Cyprus, where the artists gave a number of workshops.

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Thursday 29 November 2012 The Shoe Factory, Nicosia

RECITAL: PETER SHEPPARD SKÆRVED / violin

Violinist Peter Sheppard Skærved is the dedicatee of well over 300 works for solo violin. His extensive discography ranges from cycles of sonatas by Beethoven and Telemann, the complete quartets of David Matthews, Michael Tippett, and cycles of concerti from Haydn to Henze. He has won awards from the BBC Music Magazine, been nominated for a Gramophone Award and was nominated for a GRAMMY for a concerto recording in 2007. He is the director of an acclaimed series of concerts at Wiltons Music Hall, London, and has performed as soloist in over thirty countries. He is the only British violinist to have been invited to play on Paganini’s violin il Cannone more than once – five times – and regularly gives recitals on the prestigious collection of historic instruments at the Library of Congress, Washington. He presently plays on a 1698 Stradivari owned Joseph Joachim.

It was a great pleasure for Peter Sheppard Skærved to return to the Shoe Factory, as collaborating with museums and alternative art spaces is a major part of his work. He has curated an exhibit at the National Portrait Gallery, and has ongoing projects with the Library of Congress, Washington DC, the British Museum and the Victoria & Albert Museum. For his recital in Cyprus, Peter performed the Bach cycle of Partitas and Sonatas interspersed with premieres by contemporary composers Lars Bagger and Sadie Harrison.

Of his recital programme for The Shoe Factory, Sheppard Skærved wrote: “One of the ways that I return to Bach, again and again, is with the help of the living composers with whom it is my privilege and joy to work. Poul Ruders and David Matthews have shone light on the fugues for me. George Rochberg showed me new aspects of the Chaconne. Evis Sammoutis has forced me to listen with more care to the surface and colour of monadic lines. I have brought four tiny miniatures by two very different composers, Lars Bagger and Sadie Harrison. Lars Bagger has taught me to hear the meaning in the smallest gesture-his Chorale is his distilled response to a ‘prayer-ring’ in the British Museum. Sadie Harrison is writing series of pieces based on my paintings-these are two of them.”

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Cover image: ‘The Flight of Swallows: Munich Evening’ by Peter Sheppard Skaerved Sadie Harrison’s cycle ‘Gallery’ is inspired by Peter’s works on paper. ‘The Flight of Swallows’ is the picture which inspired the composer to begin this ongoing series. Peter has been a painter for all of his life, in parallel with his playing. The majority of his work is contained in the journals that he carries with him, and is made from whatever materials are at hand, pen, pencil, wax, earth, spit, watercolour, and espreso coffee-an important pigment in his life! He does not exhibit, but his work can be seen at www.peter-sheppard-skaerved.com

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In J.S. Bach’s Partitas & Sonatas interspersed with premieres by contemporary composers Lars Bagger and Sadie Harrison

29 November 2012 / 8.30pmThe Shoe Factory / Nicosia

The Goddess at Delikipos

On the occasion of my lecture and workshop on Heraclitus last fall for the Pharos Trust, I had the opportunity to visit the pro-posed site for the Centre for the Arts, located some twenty minutes from Nicosia amid the pines and olive trees of Delikipos. My wife Astrid and I toured the five acre tract with Garo Keheyan, President of the Trust, whose vision for the future development of the site includes spaces for the performing arts, visual arts, research and conferences. As we were guided through the site, I was struck by the power of the setting and its symbolic relationship to Earth Mother sites throughout the Mediterranean.

The Pharos site sits on a slight rise and is surrounded by low hills, particularly noticeable to the west, where a kind of natural avenue of cleared land leads the eye to two rounded hills in the distance. I was struck immediately by the resemblance of this setting to places like Knossos in Crete and to numerous examples of temple placement on the Greek mainland. I suggested to Garo that the site he chose had certain fundamental characteristics to sacred sites in antiquity and that he must have recog-nized at some level the power of the place.

As a general matter these days, we no longer look at landscape as anything but a resource or an obstacle to development. We cut mindlessly through the landscape to make our roads and cities, and we slice through hills without once acknowledging that at one time, the landscape actually spoke to us, telling us who we were and how we were connected to the cosmos. Our eye once took in the horizon line – the perfect circle of the eye meeting the ever-so-slight curvature of the horizon, telling us where we were. Once we placed our sacred dwellings, our palaces, our temples, literally in the lap of the gods, where we were held, nurtured and protected.

Prior to 2000 BC throughout the Mediterranean, at places like Knossos, the earth itself was seen and tangibly understood as Mother, where the Earth Mother Goddess was worshipped from the Indus River Valley to Medea, to Ephesus on the shore of what is now western Turkey, to Egypt, Crete and points west to the ends of the known world. The Earth Mother ruled every aspects of human life. She gave life, provided food, shelter, and the raw materials to mould implements as well as images of herself. In caves surrounding the sea, figurines of the goddess have been unearthed as ancient as 50,000 years to mutely testify to her pervasive influence.

Before she dwelled in temples or was served by acolytes, the Earth Mother existed and was worshipped in the landscape itself, in the rounded hills, the springs issuing from clefts in the rock, in deep caves, in gentle mounds and fertile valleys. Even now, the human mind apprehends gigantic images of the human form reclining in the landscape. Only in the past fifty years or so, however, have archaeologists begun to recognize these Earth Mother images again in relation to the placement of ancient sacred sites. In other words, only recently have they looked up from their spades and brushes to notice the contexts in which they work.

Valuable insights into the subtleties of sacred architecture and landscape was done in the Fifties and Sixties by Vincent Scully, formerly of Yale University, who studied the relationship of the Earth Goddess to palaces and temples throughout the Mediter-ranean. In his 1962 book The Earth, the Temple, and the Gods Scully demonstrated that forms of the goddess in the landscape can be recognized at every palace site in the Mediterranean. It is useful to remember that before the great temple cultures of the Archaic and Classical periods, settlements tended to gather around palaces, where priest-kings ruled. In choosing a site for settlement early peoples made use of the same landscape elements.

The first and most important element was en enclosed valley, or natural megaron, of varying size in which the palace was set, usually on a slight rise. Second, there arose in the near distance, two gently rounded hills on an axis with the orientation of the palace, usually to the north or south. Finally, in the distance, often between the rounded hills, there rose a higher, double peaked or cleft mountain some distance beyond the hills but on the same axis. Other dramatic elements might also reflect im-ages of the Earth Mother, such as rounded slopes, deep gullies, or streams emerging from clefts and running to the sea. These features represented the female cleft, and at most sites, prominent breasts. The rise on which the palace was situated symbol-ized the mons veneris of the goddess, placing the palace quite literally in the lap of the goddess.

These features of the landscape appear throughout Greece and relate to the later functions of temple siting as well. The impor-tant point is that as a result of this influence we cannot study these sites isolated from their natural context. The architecture of palaces and temples within the landscape reflects a unity. For the people to know that the whole community was being held, embodied, in the goddess meant that the activities and devotions taking place there were controlled by her rhythms and they embraced a structure greater than personal desires or thoughts. The goddess was a matrix within which the entire life of the community was motivated and carried out.

In the specific case of Cyprus, where Aphrodite rules, her image appears at numerous sites, the most important and ancient of which is probably near Paphos. Here, at the seat of the Aphrodite cult on the island, the standard view is that construction on the site began around the 12th century BC, but it is more probable that the Earth Mother had her presence here much earlier and that when the Olympian gods arrived, Aphrodite took her place. If we look carefully at the landscape surrounding the site, we see the two low hills in the foreground and the slight rise where the original temple (or palace complex in Neolithic times) was oriented.

In addition to the placement of sacred sites in the landscape, orientation in the broader cosmos was also relevant and figures into the rituals and ceremonies celebrating the changing seasons and cycle of the year. Astronomical events relative to planets and constellations were keyed to landscape features in the orientation of temples. The rising of planets each year on an axis to the temple signalled the occasion for celebration and for the rituals associated with the god in residence.

Although I cannot find current data, further research on the Paphos site may well reveal that the planet Venus (long associated with Aphrodite/Venus) rose between those hills on the day associated with Aphrodite’s rising from the sea. Research by Jean Richer in his valuable book Sacred Geometry of the Ancient Greeks, also shows that the Paphos site is aligned with similar sites in Sardis and Mt Ida in ancient Anatolia, both sacred to the Mother Goddess. This axis forms part of a vast system of sites includ-ing several in Egypt as well, further illustrating the relation of landscape and astronomy so important to ancient peoples.

As we consider, then, the beautiful site of the future Centre of the Arts of the Pharos Trust, it is important to place it in this broader context. Those who will someday come to the site in Delikipos to hear music or conduct important international business may never consciously look up from their pleasure or work to notice the special qualities of where they are, but the landscape will speak subtly to them nonetheless.

These subtle influences, or powers, pervade the environment. The site possesses a special atmosphere, most notably a palpable sense of harmony and coherence. If developed consciously, this atmosphere will influence all that takes place there, just as sacred temple sites enhanced the intentions of those who came to commune with the gods.

These are normally intangible matters, but in the case of the Pharos site, I felt its influence quite clearly and feel privileged to have been introduced to it, especially in its nearly virgin state. If the structures to be developed there orient correctly to the landscape in design and direction, the relationship to the unifying energies will be enhanced and will lend to the performances and work done there a transcendental presence. And those privileged to take part in its life and work will not soon forget the experience.

Richard G Geldard

Richard Geldard, author of Remembering Heraclitus: Philosopher of Riddles, came to Cyprus in October 2003 and gave a lecture – examining both classic and modern interpretations of the fragments of Heraclitus – as well as a workshop on the fragments in light of the Socratic principle of the examined life.

The Pharos CentreA vision for the Future

Since its inception, fourteen years ago, the Cyprus-based Pharos Arts Foundation has established aninternational reputation for artistic and cultural excellence. The Foundation’s programme includes a regular concert and recital series, an annual Chamber Music Festival now in its twelfth year, a recently established Contemporary Music Festival, a music education programme, exhibitions of contemporary art, publishing, and a lecture series on issues of global importance with distinguished speakers.

Our vision is to expand these activities by creating a centre for Art, Culture, and Dialogue in a beautiful setting of ancient olive groves and pine forest at Delikipos. The Centre will provide space for the visual andperforming arts as well as a library and accommodation for visiting artists, writers, composers, musicians, and thinkers from all disciplines and backgrounds.

An important element of this Centre would be the Pharos Forum, providing a venue for dialogue and debate on issues that concern us all. Universal spiritual and material progress which we call civilization can only flourish in what has become the global village of the 21st century if we share basic ethical principles and develop a new world view, a paradigm determined by a reverence for life and nature as well as creative expression. The distinguishing characteristics of the Pharos Forum will undoubtedly be its setting and its human scale, bringing people together from all over the world to an intimate natural environment that allows the landscape to work its magic, and gives individuals time to develop genuine friendships and valuable conversations. John McMurray, the Scottish philosopher said ‘The purpose of all meaningful knowledge is action, and the purpose of all meaningful action is friendship’. The Pharos Forum will cultivate these crucial notions and offer new collaborative ways of addressing difference and discord – of moving away from private understandings, as Heraclitus would have put it, towards perceptions of unity.

An additional crucial component of the project is the emphasis that would be given to music and the arts. All cultures and religions have expressed their highest aspirations through music and the arts. Sophocles says ‘He who neglects the arts when young has lost the past and is the dead to the future’. The Pharos Centre will offer participants opportunities to listen to music-making of the highest order from the western classical tradition as well as other cultures and to engage in dialogue with leading international artists.

The Pharos Centre, situated on an island at a pivotal point between three continents and diverse cultures, will bring together men and women of goodwill to find a common language and to explore ways in which we can develop a saner, healthier and more sustainable world at the beginning of a millennium. If you would like to learn more about the Centre and contribute towards the realisation of our vision, you may contact the Pharos Arts Foundation at info@pharosartsfoundation.org.

BECOME A VALUED FRIEND 2013

■Contributors (€90-€149 for single membership, €150- €249 for couple membership) A Contributor of the Pharos Arts Foundation confers the following benefits: ● 20 – 30% (discount on all tickets for Foundation events ● 20% discount on Pharos’ publications / art-catalogues ● 25% - 35% discount on commercial CDs by participating artists, sold at events ● 10% discount on books at the Moufflon Bookshop, Nicosia ● Advance notice of forthcoming events through post and/or Email ● Advance notice of film screenings at The Shoe Factory ● Over the phone Ticket Reservations for events through the Pharos Arts Foundation Box Office ● Invitations to after-concert wine receptions ● Recognition on the sponsors’ page of all concert programmes ● Acknowledgment in the end-of-the-year Review publication ● Recognition on the Foundation’s website ● One (two for couple) complimentary ticket voucher(s) to be used at any Pharos concerts throughout the year ■Supporters of the Pharos Arts Foundation (from €250) A Supporter is entitled to all the benefits of Contributor membership (couple). In addition: ● A highlights CD of Pharos 2013 concerts ● Complimentary Concert programme for all concerts ● End-of-the-year Review publication ● Six complimentary ticket vouchers to be used at any Pharos concerts throughout the year ■The Pharos Circle (from €750) The Pharos Circle membership confers all the benefits of the Supporter membership. In addition: ● A complimentary Pharos art-catalogue ● A complimentary commercial CD by participating artists ● Complimentary tickets to all the 13th International Pharos Chamber Music Festival ● Complimentary tickets to all the 5th International Pharos Contemporary Music Festival ● Priority seating when booking is confirmed. ● Invitations to educational activities and rehearsals ● Invitations to receptions and after-concert dinners with the artists ● A gift package of 6 audio CDs from Pharos 2013 Concerts ■Patrons: Over €1.000 Patrons receive all the benefits of the Pharos Circle membership as well as additional individually tailored benefits to suit one’s preferences including: ● If desired, recognition on promotional material, invitations and advertisements of two events. ● Gift package of audio CDs from all Pharos 2013 Concerts ● A Complimentary Hotel Room (double) for one night during the 13th International Chamber Music Festival ● Complimentary tickets to all the events

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■CORPORATE CONTRIBUTORS (From €2,000) A Corporate Contributor of the Pharos Arts Foundation confers the following benefits: ● Company LOGO to appear on: - Print Advertisements of three events - TV Commercial of one event - Tickets of three events ● Company Advertisement (A4, full-page, colour) to appear inside the concert booklets of three events ● Company Advertisement (A4, full-page, colour) to appear inside the end-of-the-year Review Publication ● Eight complimentary ticket vouchers to be used at any concert throughout the year ■COPRORATE SPONSORS (from €5,000) A Corporate Sponsor of the Pharos Arts Foundation confers the following benefits: ● Company LOGO to appear on: - Print advertisements of eight events - TV commercials of four events - Tickets of eight events ● Company Advertisement (A4, full-page, colour) to appear inside the concert booklets of eight events ● Company Advertisement (A4, full-page, colour) to appear inside the end-of-the-year Review Publication ● Sixteen complimentary ticket vouchers to be used throughout the year. ● Preferential seating for Board members attending the event ■THE PHAROS CORPORATE CIRCLE (from €10,000) A Pharos Corporate Circle of the Pharos Arts Foundation confers the following benefits: ● Company LOGO to appear on: - Print advertisements of all events - TV commercials of all events - Banners & Billboards of all large scale events - Tickets of all events ● Company Advertisement (A4, full-page, colour) to appear inside the concert booklets of all events ● Company Advertisement (A4, full-page, colour) to appear inside the end-of-the-year Review Publication ● A feature / interview with an executive of the Company in the end-of-the-year Review Publication (upon request) ● Publicity Material / Products of Company to be displayed during all events (upon request) ● Four complimentary tickets for each concert ● Preferential seating for Board members attending events ● Private preview of concert rehearsals, educational concerts, exhibitions, as well as opportunities to meet with the artists for Company’s personnel and valued customers ■CORPORATE PATRONS (Over €20,000) A Corporate Patron of the Pharos Arts Foundation confers the following benefits: ● Company LOGO to appear on: - Print advertisements of all events - TV commercials of all events - Tickets of all events - Banners & Billboards of all large scale events ● Company Advertisement (A4, full-page, colour) to appear in the concert booklets of all events (cover or inside back cover) ● Inclusion of Company profile in all concert booklets (upon request) ● Company Advertisement (A4, full-page, colour) to appear in the end-of-the-year Review Publication ● A feature / interview with an executive of the Company in the end-of-the-year Review Publication (upon request) ● Creation of Banner with Company advertisement in the foyer of venue for all concerts (upon request) ● Publicity Material / Products of Company to be displayed during all events (upon request) ● 100 copies of the audio recording of the event sponsored by the Company, for Company’s personnel and clients ● Six complimentary tickets for each concert organised by the Pharos Arts Foundation ● Preferential seating for Board members attending events ● Private preview of concert rehearsals, educational concerts, exhibitions, as well as opportunities to meet with the artists for Company’s personnel and valued customers ● A Complimentary Hotel Room (double) for one night during the 13th International Chamber Music Festival

In addition to the above benefits, all corporate sponsors receive: ● Company NAME to be acknowledged on the Foundation's website, in the end-of-the-year Review Publication and all concert booklets ● Company LOGO to appear on Foundation’s website with hyperlink to Company’s Website ● Invitations to after-concert receptions ● 20% discount on tickets and Pharos’ publications / art-catalogues for Company personnel ● 25% - 35% discount on commercial CDs by participating artists, sold at events for Company Personnel ● 10% discount on books at the Moufflon Bookshop, Nicosia for all Company personnel ● Advance notice of forthcoming events and film screenings through post and/or Email ● 10 highlights CD of Pharos 2013 concerts ● Complimentary Concert programme for all concerts for all Company personnel ● 10 copies of the end-of-the-year Review publication For more details and ideas on Corporate Sponsorship, please contact the Pharos Arts Foundation. Tel: 22 663871 / Email: info@pharosartsfoundation.org