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18 May 2021 | Concert | Großer Saal Hochschule für Musik und Theater München, 7 p.m.
Livestream concert broadcast | BR Klassik Radio
Michael Nyman: For Cage
Magnus Lindberg: Ottoni
Sofia Gubaidulina: Quattro
George Aperghis: Ruins
Roman Haubenstock-Ramati: Constellation
Peter Ablinger: White/white 3
ensemble oktopus
Trombone solo: Mikael Rudolfsson
Conductor: Konstantia Gourzi
Anájikon – New CD with ECM
with Nils Mönkemeyer, William Youn, Lucerne Academy Orchestra, Minguet Quartett
more…“The Angel on the Stage” (“Der Engel auf der Bühne”) – New orchestral and chamber music by Konstantia Gourzi (Klassik Akzente – only available in German)
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“This is the most important thing to me!” Touching, creating spaces, expanding awareness
Konstantía Gourzí talks in Treffpunkt Klassik about her new CD Anájikon (released by ECM in April 2021), angels and spiritual spaces in her music (available in German only).
New works published
Mykene, for Orchestra
Konstantia Gourzi – Composer Conductor
The Greek composer and conductor Konstantia Gourzi is one of contemporary music’s most important mentors today. Born in Greece, she studied in Athens and Berlin. She dedicates herself to the development of new performance concepts for modern Western art music, and has founded many concert series and ensembles.
more …Konstantia Gourzi, the composer writes orchestral works, chamber music, vocal ensembles and solo pieces. Her extensive discography also documents her creative achievements. She has been commissioned by the Bavarian State Opera, the Lucerne Festival and the ARD Music Competition, among others.
more …Konstantia Gourzi, the conductor works with orchestras and ensembles. She performs in the dual function of composer and conductor more and more. She gives concerts in important international venues, with various radio orchestras and conducts for numerous studio recordings.
more …Konstantia Gourzi, the director has initiated diverse projects, in which music and other art forms come together. They also combine people from different cultures, in order to make social, musical and cultural connections.
more …Konstantia Gourzi, the pedagogue works with young musicians, and loves to communicate an imaginative relationship with contemporary music. She taught at the Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler Berlin, and she has lead the Ensemble Oktopus at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater München since 2002.
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