Starlight 2: Cyprus Symphony Orchestra, November 2026

Starlight 2 celebrates twenty years of the Cyprus Symphony Orchestra Foundation. The details below come from the Visit Cyprus events listing, which carries the orchestra's own programme note. Tickets, seating zones and any changes are the orchestra's to confirm.

Dates and venues

The programme

• Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings.
• Samuel Barber: Violin Concerto, op. 14.
• Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Symphony no. 5 in E minor, op. 64.
• Soloist and conductor: violinist Diana Tishchenko with the orchestra's artistic director, Myron Michailidis.

The listing describes Tishchenko as a 1st Grand Prix winner at the Long-Thibaud-Crespin International Competition in Paris and a recipient of the Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. It calls Barber's Adagio one of the most moving pieces ever written and describes the Tchaikovsky symphony as a journey from darkness to light.

Around the concert

The Limassol concert is at the Pattihio Municipal Theatre, according to the listing, and the city is described in the Limassol overview. For Nicosia, see divided Cyprus and old Nicosia. Visit Cyprus says concessions are available for students, soldiers, pensioners and large families, so ask the orchestra about them. November evenings are cool: see Cyprus in autumn.

Before the Limassol concert

Limassol makes an easy day around an evening concert: the ancient city-kingdom of Amathus is on the coast, and Kolossi Castle is where Visit Cyprus says the Commandaria wine took its name. See ancient sites in Cyprus and Cyprus wine.

Before the Nicosia concert

In Nicosia, Visit Cyprus lists a guided walk of the walled city, with the programme on the Visit Nicosia site. The old city's walls date from the 16th century, and the city has been the capital since the Late Byzantine period, according to the same page.

For more events, see Cyprus festivals and events.