Agrovino Wine Bar Lofou
Wednesday 4 May 8pm
Tickets: €12 in advance, €14 on the door. Doors: 7pm
Box Office: Agrovino Wine Bar Lofou: open daily except Tuesday, 1pm – 11pm. Contact: Dimitris, Tel: 99584871. Email: agrovino@cytanet.com.cy. Buy online: www.dailydealscy.com/event/
Food & Accommodation: Lofou Tavern is open from 12 noon with excellent pre-concert meals; bookings advised. Tel: 25470202. The wine bar offers tasty snacks from 7pm and in the interval. There are seven separate studios with a discount for concert-goers. Tel: 25470202.
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Leading Cyprus Symphony Orchestra member Sorin Alexandru Horlea (viola) and Andreas Lardis (violin) perform masterpieces including Bach, Halvorsen, and Gliere, plus some special arrangements by the duo, of Cypriot and Romanian traditional melodies. Presented by Music in the Mountains.
Programme:
JS Bach (1685 – 1750) Chaccone for solo violin
Reinhold Glière (1875 – 1956) 6 duets for violin and viola
JS Bach (1685 – 1750) Suite no 1 for cello solo arranged for viola
Halvorsen/Handel (1764 – 1935/1685 – 1759) Pasacaglia for Violin and Viola
Sorin Alexandru Horlea (viola) was born in Bucharest in 1975 and started the violin at the age of eight. He graduated from George Enescu Music High-School where he studied under maestro Octav Savitchi and Ciprian Porumbescu Music University where his professor was maestro Daniel Podlovschi. He took part in summer-courses with Viktor Pikaizen and Eugen Sarbu. In 1997 he won the third prize at the George Enescu Childhood Memories contest in Bucharest. During his university studies he played in the Radio Chamber Orchestra, Philarmonia Chamber Orchestra and in Bucharest Opera, but mainly in George Enescu Philharmonic. In 2000 he moved to Lebanon to fulfil his position in Lebanese National Symphony Orchestra, where he became the assistant concert master. He moved to Cyprus in 2005 and since then is a member of the Cyprus Symphony Orchestra. He is also working as an associate teacher of the Cyprus Youth Orchestra. Alongside his output as an orchestral musician, he is an active performer as a soloist and in various chamber groups throughout Europe and Middle East, playing not only classical but also jazz and folk music. He was a member of Cyprus String Quartet, and the folk band Danube Quartet. He regularly performs contemporary music as he is a resident musician at the Avaton Festival in Limassol, a member of the Chronos Ensemble, and of the Ensemble Cyclamen. In 2016, he started studying viola on his own in order to develop as a musician. In June 2019 he recorded together with the pianist Anita Tomasevich the album Nocturnal Ballads, consisting on 16 violin encores. Also in 2019, together with two of his former students he established the Fusionia String Quartet, where he plays viola. Anyone can listen to his concerts and recordings on his youtube channel www.youtube.com/
Andreas Lardis (violin) was born in Limassol 1988 and started playing the violin at 5 years old. For the last ten years Andreas has been taking lessons and guidance from the violin professor Sorin Alexander Horlea which is his violin mentor. He had also taken lessons from Panayioths Stylianou for 5 years at a younger age. He has been a member of the Cyprus Youth Symphony Orchestra. Andreas Lardis studied Civil Engineering in University of Liverpool and graduated with First Class at 2012. During his studies, Andreas played for two years at the Royal Philharmonic Youth Orchestra of Liverpool and took masterclasses from well-known violinists in the UK. Andreas is characterised by the maturity of his sound. Andreas has played as a soloist with the Cyprus Symphony Orchestra for new artists, and has made appearances both on stage and on recordings with classical, contemporary and traditional music.
Wine Bar Lofou: The venue was established in Lofou in 2015 and offers a large selection of Cypriot wines, spirits, fresh juices, beers, coffees and a small snack menu including pizza, platters and salad etc. It is open from 1pm daily, except Tuesdays, and is a wonderfully atmospheric venue for live music. Tel: 99584871.
Lofou Tavern: Diners can choose from Cypriot cuisine, with well-known authentic Cypriot delicacies, as well as the a la carte menu, and combine it with wonderful Cypriot wine. It is open all day: 12noon - 9pm with excellent pre-concert meals; bookings advised. Tel: 25470202.
Agrovino Studios: There are seven separate studios, each with its own unique character with accommodate for 2 people up to 5 people. All accommodation has kitchen, heating and internet. Tel: 25470202.
Agrovino is a village complex comprising of a separate tavern, wine bar and accommodation, each within walking distance, that combines Cypriot hospitality and traditional architecture and cuisine. Mr. Costas was the first resident of the village to set up a business in Lofou, since the village was abandoned in the old days, with the opening of the tavern in 1992. With his passion and hard work, as well as with the help of his large family, he managed in a few years to make the tavern famous both locally and internationally. If you are looking for a landscape with a rich architectural character and history, then Lofou is the perfect destination. Visit www.agrovino-lofou.com for details.
Lofou: The village is located to the north-west of Limassol, just 26Km from the city. It is on an average altitude of 780 meters and surrounded by the neighbouring communities of Pera Pedi to the north (around 6.5Km) and Agios Therapon to the southwest (about 4.5Km). Starting from the Troodos round-about and moving north, after passing the community of Alassa, head northwest, following the signs to Lofou and Agios Therapon. The route from Limassol takes about half an hour by car.
Music in the Mountains was created in 2005 in order to present a wide range of high-quality concerts in all musical genres in the mountain villages in the Limassol region including Lania, Lofou, Trimiklini, Moniatis, Silikou and Omodos.
