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CD-Audite Wind dances for piano solo by Konstantia Gourzi
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World premiere of Rezitativ Antigone,
Konzerthaus Berlin on 20 January 2020Read interview with Konstantia Gourzi
Konstantia Gourzi about gender relations, women in leading positions and the power of music…Listen to interview with Konstantia Gourzi hören
Konstantia Gourzi talks to Katrin Weller about her Greek roots, her works and composing in corona times.23 July | Concert | Festspiele Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, 5 p.m. and 7.30 p.m.
30-mal anders kleine Sommerromanze, Schwerin, Schelfkirche
Works by Mendelssohn, Clarke, Gourzi and Brahms
Konstantia Gourzi: Hommage à Mozart – three dialogues
Viola: Nils Mönkemeyer
Piano: William Youn14. August | Festival Opening – World Premiere | Wolkenturm, Grafenegg, 7.30 p.m.
Ludwig von Beethoven: Ouvertüre zum Ballett «Die Geschöpfe des Prometheus» op. 43
Konstantia Gourzi: Ypsilon, A Poem for Trumpet and Orchestra, Commissioned by the Grafenegg Festivals (World Premiere)
Tonkünstler-Orchester
Simon Höfele, Trumpet
Konstantia Gourzi: Conductor, Composer in Residence 2020
Ludwig von Beethoven: Tripelkonzert für Klavier, Violine, Violoncello und Orchester C-Dur op. 56
Emmanuel Tjeknavorian Violin
Harriet Krijgh Violoncello
Rudolf Buchbinder Piano, Direction
“Sprechende Musik” – new CD review
Konstantia Gourzi: Conjunctions – Synápsies | NEOS, 11035, 2010
Apollon Musagète quartet, Vassilis Agrokostas, Michalis Cholevas, Christian Elsässer, Konstantia Gourzi“Leonard Bernstein und Konstantia Gourzi könnten unterschiedlicher nicht sein – aber beide sprechen den Zuhörer mit ihrer Klangwelt an…”
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New works published
Sappho-Zyklus, Hommage à György Kurtág for soprano or mezzo-soprano and piano
Narcissa-Arie for soprano or mezzo-soprano
Eva-Ave for soprano or mezzo-soprano
Beauty for chamber ensemble
Call of the Bees for cello and piano
A Song for Peace for violin and cello
Perseus & Androméda, Symphonic Poem
nine lullabies for a new world, version for violin solo
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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