Editorial

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The last programme also featured a work by
Greek composer Phanos Dymiotis: Academic
Overture written to celebrate the establishment
of the University of Cyprus.
OXFORD PHILOMUSICA
The Oxford Philomusica Orchestra was founded
by eminent Cypriot pianist and conductor
Marios Papadopoulos in August 1998 and
is now one of the leading professional orchestras
in the UK and a most significant musical
resource in Oxford. Since August 1999, the
orchestra has presented the Oxford Philomusica
International Piano Festival described by
the Oxford Times as "The most significant
annual event in the city."
Since his London debut in 1974, Marios
Papadopoulos has appeared worldwide as soloist
and has conducted many of the world’s
greatest orchestras including the Royal Philharmonic
Orchestra, the Philharmonia Orchestra,
the European Community Chamber Orches-
tra and others. As a pianist he has captured the
attention of the critics for his strong interpretive
power and artistic integrity especially for
the cycle of all the Mozart Concertos and
Beethoven Sonatas.
For the concerts presented within the framework
of the Kypria Festival the Oxford Philomusica
was joined by the French-Cypriot pianist
Cyprien Katsaris. A recipient of many First
Prizes in competitions including the International
Cziffra Competition in Versailles in 1974
and the Queen Elizabeth Competition in 1972
in Belgium, Katsaris has played under the baton
of great conductors such as Berstein, Kurt Moseur
and Sir Simon Rattle.
The concert began with a work by Constantinos
Stylianou, Three Orchestral Pieces, which
was a world première and commissioned
especially for the Kypria. The work’s interesting
orchestration was aptly rendered by Philomusica
under the baton of Marios Papadopoulos.