EXHIBITION
GIDEON RUBIN
ONCE REMOVED
17 May – 5 July 2017

Gideon Rubin asks what it means to be a contemporary painter by using anonymous photographs, often from the turn of the century. He then selects characters and scenes which he conveys onto canvas or linen. Through the use of broad brushstrokes and a muted palette, the figures and landscapes are often abstracted, details are effaced and scenes move in and out of the picture plane. The surfaces of the paintings reveal strata of previous paintings or are scraped back to reveal the canvas beneath.  In other instances, Rubin leaves entire areas of canvas untouched so that they become integral parts of the work whilst drawing attention to the paintings support. Embedded within layers of paint or receding from view, it is as if his selected characters are entrenched in multiple histories or are unrecoverable in the here and now.  read more...

17th INTERNATIONAL PHAROS CHAMBER
MUSIC FESTIVAL
2 – 20 JUNE 2017

Since its inception 17 years ago the International Pharos Chamber Music Festival has established itself as the most important annual classical music event in Cyprus, and has gained an international reputation for its quality concerts and magnificent settings. Organized between 2 and 20 June 2017, the 17th International Pharos Chamber Music Festival welcomes to Cyprus some of the most remarkable artists on the international music scene, for an extensive week of music-making in two unique venues in Cyprus. Exploring the many forms of the chamber music genre, the Festival will encompass an impressive array of instrumental combinations and repertoire, ranging from the Baroque to the 20th century, as well as a number of rarely performed masterpieces of the highest level by some of the world’s most renowned soloists. The Festival also maintains a strong tradition of community service, with educational concerts organized for students of public schools and a number of master-classes for young instrumentalists. read more...

JAZZ @ THE SHOE FACTORY
TAKOUSHIS-KARAPATAKIS PROJECT
featuring  UDO DEMANDT
Saturday 9 September 2017

The Fall season of the Pharos Arts Foundation opens with the highly acclaimed jazz duo Takoushis-Karapatakis Project, who will return to The Shoe Factory, on Saturday 9 September 2017, to join forces with the renowned German percussion virtuoso Udo Demandt for a unique music experience not to be missed! The Takoushis-Karapatakis Project is a contemporary jazz ensemble from Cyprus, formed in 2008 around the core duo of pianist/composer Marios Takoushis and bassist/composer Gabriel Karapatakis.  read more....

SOLO VIOLIN RECITAL
EMMANUEL TJEKNAVORIAN
Friday 15 September 2017

The Pharos Arts Foundation presents a recital for solo violin with the sensational Emmanuel Tjeknavorian. Winner in such important competitions as the Jean Sibelius Violin Competition, 2015 and the Fritz Kreisler Violin Competition, 2014, Emmanuel Tjeknavorian has already achieved international acclaim, and has appeared in some of the world’s most prestigious venues, in recital and as a soloist with renowned orchestras. For his return visit to Cyprus, on Friday 15 September 2017, at The Shoe Factory, Nicosia / 8:30pm, Tjeknavorian will perform works by J.S. Bach, Ysaÿe, Prokofiev, Enescu, Ernst and Ehrenfellner. read more...