Costas Cacoyannis – Cyprus’s One-Man Orchestra
Following Cypriot composer and multi-instrumentalist Costas Cacoyannis as he prepares to jump from studio to stage for his first major concert in over 18 years
Costas Cacoyannis is one of Cyprus’s most prolific composers – turn on the TV or head to the cinema on this Mediterranean island and there’s a good chance you’ll hear his music. Add to that his compositions for ballet, theatre, Hollywood soundtracks, and the more than 25 albums he has released and you get a sense of the scale of his creativity. He lives and works from his studio high up in the Troodos Mountains in central Cyprus and it’s there that the Ö÷²¥´óÐã’s Karl Bos goes to meet Costas as he prepares for a major upcoming performance of his music in June.
His biggest live concert in over 18 years, it will be performed at the Maison de l'UNESCO in Paris. Follow Costas on a walk through a nearby forest as he derives inspiration from nature, then to a rehearsal in Limassol with his choir, as he guides them on how to express and perform his music as the concert quickly approaches.
Producer: Karl Bos
(Photo: Cypriot composer Costas Cacoyannis)
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