Please Support Us
2017/2018
We invite you to become a Supporter of the Corfu Arts Foundation either as a Friend, a Sponsor or a Donor. Without your help it would not be possible to create and support events on our island. At whatever level you join, your contribution is important to us and will make a difference.
Just click on one of the buttons below where you can donate through your own PayPal account or with your credit or debit card. If you do not have a PayPal account and are restricted from using a Greek credit card through PayPal, you can still make a bank to bank transfer (see details at the foot of this page).
PAST SUPPORTERS
Sponsors The Rothschild Foundation, Derek Johns, Spear Travels, ISCA Ltd Mantzaros John & Kate Minch, Mark & Rachel Pearson, Peter & Libby Cookson, Richard Woods & Katherine Wise, Robin & Rosemary Gourlay, Fried Aumann, Bill Gammel Karrer Martin Royalton-Kisch, Marina Marks, Leighton & Jane Mitchell, Bella Venezia Hotel, Cavalieri Hotel Samaras Bruce & Marina McAlpine, Hans & Emma Wagner, Jamie & Joe Bennison, Jonothon Bond Friends Horst & Jutta Schmieger In Kind Rahdy Elwan, Rosa Poulimenou, Giorgos Poulimenos, Makis Spatoulas, La Cucina Restaurant, Pump House Restaurant, Lemon Garden Restaurant, Maistro Restaurant, Vidos Travel.
BECOME A FRIEND
2017/2018
Details of proposed events for 2017/2018 can be found below in the Sponsors’ section.
All Supporters will receive a card offering rewards at various levels. Click here to view rewards.
BECOME A DONOR
2017/2018
(Click below on names of 3 Corfiot composers who were influential in the development of classical music in Greece)
BECOME A SPONSOR
2017/2018
(Click on an Event for Sponsorship Details)
Founder
A Founder will have 2 reserved seats for life to all events and can elect to remain anonymous or receive recognition in all our publicity material.
Available
Opera Corfu Town
Support for a performance of ‘Il Matrimonio Segreto’ by Cimarosa in the Ionian Academy in Corfu Town. Last year the same company performed ‘L’Italiana in Algeri’ (The Italian Girl in Algiers) by Rossini in front of packed houses.
A Sponsor may elect to remain anonymous or receive recognition on Corfu TV, in Corfu newspapers, in posters, through direct email, in concert programmes, on Facebook and on the Corfu Arts foundation website.
DEREK JOHNS
Opera Masterclasses
We plan to repeat the successful Opera Masterclasses held in June 2015 and sponsored by The Rothschild Foundation. These will be available to aspiring young singers from around the world and we will support a number from Corfu.
Our sponsor’s details will be advertised on Corfu TV, in Corfu newspapers, on posters displayed around the island, through direct email, in concert programmes, on Facebook and on the Corfu Arts Foundation website.
Announcing Shortly
Opera Old Olive Press
Support for a performance of ‘Il Matrimonio Segreto’ by Cimarosa in the old olive press in the hills above Acharavi. In our last production the same company performed ‘L’Italiana in Algeri’ (The Italian Girl in Algiers) by Rossini in front of packed houses.
A Sponsor may elect to remain anonymous or receive recognition on Corfu TV, in Corfu newspapers, in posters, through direct email, in concert programmes, on Facebook and on the Corfu Arts foundation website.
RICHARD & KATHERINE WOODS
Piano Recital
We are seeking a sponsor to support 2 piano recitals given by the world renowned Russian pianist, Dmitry Mayboroda. Acclaimed for his performance of Rachmaninov’s 1st Piano Concerto at London’s Royal Festival Hall, this rising star was an outstanding success when he gave 2 concerts in Corfu in 2015. The performance will take place at St George’s Bay Country Club and in Corfu Town.
A sponsor may elect to remain anonymous or receive recognition in Corfu newspapers, on posters around the island, through direct email, in concert programmes, on Facebook and on the Corfu Arts Foundation Website.
Available
Performers' Air Travel
Air Travel is a significant cost of our productions.
Our sponsor’s details will be advertised on posters displayed around the island, through direct email, in concert programmes, on Facebook and on the Corfu Arts Foundation website.
Opera Gala
Sponsorship of 2 opera galas featuring a return visit by wonderful tenor, Cliff Zammit-Stevens, a soprano and a baritone. The first performance will be in Imerolia restaurant overlooking the sea near Kassiopi and the second in Corfu Town. Cliff is already known to Corfu audiences having starred in Don Pasquale and L’Elisir d’Amore in 2014 and his own opera gala in 2015. In the same year he appeared in his own concert in front of an audience of over a thousand in his home island of Malta.
A sponsor may elect to remain anonymous or receive recognition on Corfu TV, in Corfu newspapers, in posters displayed around the island, through direct email, in concert programmes, on Facebook and on the Corfu Arts foundation website.
Available
Art of the Counter-Tenor
The acclaimed counter-tenor, Ben Williamson, will illustrate his repertoire with examples from Bach, Handel, Purcell and Monteverdi.
This will help to support 2 performances, one in an old olive press in the hills above Corfu and one in town..
A sponsor may elect to remain anonymous or receive recognition on Corfu TV, in Corfu newspapers, in posters displayed around the island, through direct email, in concert programmes, on Facebook and on the Corfu Arts foundation website.
London Event
We have organised a performance in London in February to raise funds for the Corfu Arts Foundation and have secured a sponsor to cover the costs. This will be in the Charing Cross Theatre.
The sponsor may elect to remain anonymous or receive publicity on through direct email, in concert programmes, through the venue’s own publicity on Facebook and on the Corfu Arts Foundation website.
