Schedule - Archive 2023

18 January 2023 | Price Winner Concert „Franz Schubert und die Musik der Moderne“ – Song Duo & Piano Duo | Stefaniensaal, Kunst Uni Graz, 7:30 p.m.
Songs by Franz Schubert, Ursula Mamlok, Judith Weir and
Konstantia Gourzi: Rezitativ Antigone
Soprano: Sawako Kayaki
Piano: Haruka Ebina
Live-Recording ORF Radio
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29 January 2023 | Concert | Mendelssohn-Remise, Berlin, 4:30 p.m.
Works by Franz Schubert, Johannes Brahms, Alexander von Zemlinksy,
Konstantia Gourzi: a song for peace
Feininger Trio
Piano: Adrian Oetiker
Violin: Christoph Streuli
Violoncello: David Riniker

31 January 2023 | Concert | Süd-Ost | Reaktorhalle, München, 7 p.m.
Christina Athinodorou: Messa Aktis
Vladimir Tarnopolski: Studio di ragazza chi legge le poesie di Pavese
Nikos Skalkottas: Griechische Suite
Yinam Leef: Akalaton
Fabián Panisello: Meister Eckhart: Mystical Song
Soprano: Anna-Lena Elbert, Katja Maderer
Piano-Solo: Amadeus Wiesensee
ensemble oktopus – 20^st Anniversary
Conductor: Konstantia Gourzi
Live-Recording BR-Klassik

31 Januar 2023 | Concert Broadcast from 18 January 2023, 7:30 p.m.
Prize Winner Concert
Songs by Franz Schubert, Ursula Mamlok, Judith Weir and
Konstantia Gourzi: Rezitativ Antigone
Soprano: Sawako Kayaki
Piano: Haruka Ebina
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4 February 2023 | Concert | Einstein Kultur, Munich, 8 p.m.
Bayern meets Havanna
Works by Laura Konjetzky, Bernd Redmann, Tania Leon and Aldo López-Gavilan, Konstantia Gourzi: night whispers in a walnut tree II, (2023), World Premiere
Piano: Yamilé Cruz
Percussion: Christos Asonitis

8 February 2023 | Concert – Connection | Reaktorhalle, München, 7 p.m.
György Ligeti: 6 Bagatellen
Wilhelm Killmayer: Aussicht
Gregor Hübner: Trois Facettes
Erwin Schulhoff: Die Wolkenpumpe
Yevhen Stankovych: Mirages
Luciano Berio: Folk Songs
Mezzo-Soprano: Julia Rutigliano
Baritone: Gerrit Illenberger, Christian Gerhaher
Dandelion-Quintett
ensemble oktopus – 20^st Anniversary
Conductor: Konstantia Gourzi

9 February 2023 | Concert | Haus der Musik, Regensburg, 8 p.m.
Bayern meets Havanna
Works by Laura Konjetzky, Bernd Redmann, Tania Leon und Aldo López-Gavilan, Konstantia Gourzi: night whispers in a walnut tree II
Piano: Yamilé Cruz
Percussion: Christos Asonitis

24 February 2023 | Concert | Tresor Vinum, Pullach im Isartal, 8 p.m.
Bayern meets Havanna
Works by Laura Konjetzky, Bernd Redmann, Tania Leon and Aldo López-Gavilan,
Konstantia Gourzi: night whispers in a walnut tree II
Piano: Yamilé Cruz
Percussion: Christos Asonitis

25 March 2023 | Concert | Steingraeber & Söhne, Bayreuth, 7:30 p.m.
Bayern meets Havanna
Works by Laura Konjetzky, Bernd Redmann, Tania Leon and Aldo López-Gavilan, Konstantia Gourzi: night whispers in a walnut tree II
Piano: Yamilé Cruz
Percussion: Christos Asonitis

6 April 2023 | Concert Broadcast ensemble oktopus from 15 December 2022, 10:05 p.m. – 11 p.m.
Horizonte – die Sendereihe für Neue Musik auf BR-KLASSIK
Vielseitig
Melinda Wagner: Scritch
Johannes Schöllhorn: Sinaïa 1916
Salvatore Sciarrino: Vagabunde blu
Aureliano Cattaneo: Trio
Mariano Etkin: La naturaleza de las Cosas
ensemble oktopus – 20^st Anniversary
Conductor: Konstantia Gourzi, Armando Merino

27 March 2023 | Concert Broadcast ensemble oktopus from 6 December 2022, 10:05 p.m. – 11 p.m.
Horizonte – die Sendereihe für Neue Musik auf BR-KLASSIK
Übergänge – A cooperation with the Metax Modern Musicfestival
Iannis Xenakis: Rebonds A & B
Ataç Sezer: „Zefix, Teufelszeug!“, World Premiere
Johannes X. Schachtner: Duo, World Premiere
Jennifer Higdon: Blue Hills of Mist from String Poetic
Abigél Varga: Trio, World Premiere
ensemble oktopus – 20^st Anniversary
Conductor: Konstantia Gourzi

4 May 2023 | Concert Broadcast ensemble oktopus from 31 January 2023, 10:05 p.m. – 11 p.m.
Horizonte – die Sendereihe für Neue Musik auf BR-KLASSIK
Süd-Ost
Christina Athinodorou: Messa Aktis
Vladimir Tarnopolski: Studio di ragazza chi legge le poesie di Pavese
Nikos Skalkottas: Griechische Suite
Yinam Leef: Akalaton
Fabián Panisello: Meister Eckhart: Mystical Song
Soprano: Anna-Lena Elbert, Katja Maderer
Piano Solo: Amadeus Wiesensee
ensemble oktopus – 20^st Anniversary
Conductor: Konstantia Gourzi

5 May 2023 | Concert | “schlagfertig” | Stapeltor, Duisburg, 3 p.m.
Members of the Duisburger Philharmoniker, Duisburg residents
with Claudio Estay, Percussion
Konstantia Gourzi: Curator, Conductor and Composer in Residence of the Eigenzeit Festival
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6 May 2023 | Concert | “impulsiv” | Philharmonie Mercatorhalle, Duisburg, 7 p.m.
Opercussion, Members of the Duisburger Philharmoniker, Participants from „schlagfertig“
Works by Nicolas Martynciow, Mauricio Kagel, Arvo Pärt, Oriol Cruixent, Chick Corea, Claudio Estay – Logos, World Premiere, commissioned by Duisburger Philharmoniker,
Konstantia Gourzi – Carousel 23, World Premiere, commissioned by Duisburger Philharmoniker
Konstantia Gourzi: Curator, Conductor and Composer in Residence of the Eigenzeit Festival
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7 May 2023 | Concert | “verwandlung” | Concerts at the Museum Küppersmühle, Duisburg, 11.30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.
Works by Cage, Sciarrino, Gubaidulina, Gourzi, Preinfalk, Scelsi, Stäbler, Piazzolla und Wedmann
Soloists of the Duisburger Philharmoniker and Alexandra von der Weth
Works by Guillermo Lago, György Ligeti, Alexander Glasunow, Helena Cánovas Parés and Konstantia Gourzi: Voyager 1, World Premiere
Eternum Saxophone-Quartet
Works by Salomone Rossi, Arvo Pärt, Alex Vaughan, Sofia Gubaidulina, Peter Ablinger, Luis F. Laya – Transformation, World Premiere, commissioned by Duisburger Philharmoniker
Munich Tetra Brass
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9 May 2023 | Concert | “vielfalt” | Rheinhausen-Halle, Duisburg, 7:30 p.m.
Trickster Orchestra and Member of the Duisburger Philharmoniker and freelance musicians from Duisburg with Cymin Samawatie (Singer, Composer, Conductor) and Ketan Bhatti (Percussionist, Composer)
Konstantia Gourzi: Curator, Conductor and Composer in Residence of the Eigenzeit Festival
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10 May 2023 | Concert | “signale” | Lehmbruck Museum, Duisburg, 6 p.m., 7:30 p.m.
6 p.m. – Lecture by Wolfgang Welsch
7:30 p.m. – Concert
Viola: Nils Mönkemeyer
Piano: William Youn
Small percussion instruments: Konstantia Gourzi
Works by Konstantia Gourzi
Konstantia Gourzi: Curator, Conductor and Composer in Residence of the Eigenzeit Festival
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11 May 2023 | Concert | “mediterran” | Liebfrauenkirche, Duisburg, 7:30 p.m.
Works by Christina Athinodorou, Minas Borboudakis, Zeynep Gedizlioğlu, Yinam Leef, Margareta Ferek-Petric
Young Musicians and Soloists of the Duisburger Philharmoniker
Conductor: Konstantia Gourzi
Konstantia Gourzi: Curator, Conductor and Composer in Residence of the Eigenzeit Festival
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12 May 2023 | Concert | “morgenlicht” | Philharmonie Mercatorhalle, Duisburg, 7:30 p.m.
Works by Alexander Skrjabin, Sergej Rachmaninow
Konstantia Gourzi – Apollon, World Premiere, commissioned by Duisburger Philharmoniker
Feininger Trio
Piano: Adrian Oetiker
Violin: Christoph Streuli
Violoncello: David Riniker
Konstantia Gourzi: Curator, Conductor and Composer in Residence of the Eigenzeit Festival
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13 May 2023 | Concert | “bachschätze” | Philharmonie Mercatorhalle, Duisburg, 4 p.m., 7 p.m., and 11 p.m.
4 p.m. – Bach and improvisations about Bach
Organ: Martin Sturm
Clarinet: Slava Cernavca
Violoncello: Anja Schröder
7 p.m. – Bach
Works by Johann Sebastian Bach, Konstantia Gourzi
Cristina García Islas – Work for String Orchestra – World Premiere, commissioned by Duisburger Philharmoniker
Martin Sturm – Work for Organ and String Orchestra – World Premiere, commissioned by Duisburger Philharmoniker
Violin: Niklas Liepe
Organ: Martin Sturm
Duisburger Philharmoniker
Conductor: Konstantia Gourzi
11 p.m. – Improvisations about Bach
Bağlama: Koray B. Sari
Clarinet: Slava Cernavca
Konstantia Gourzi: Curator, Conductor and Composer in Residence of the Eigenzeit Festival
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14 May 2023 | Concert | Allerheiligen Hofkirche, Munich, 11 a.m.
Chamber Concert within the anniversary season 22/23 „500 years Bavarian State Orchestra“
Works by Richard Wagner, Richard Strauss
Konstantia Gourzi: Voyager 2 – World Premiere, commissioned by Munich Opera Horns and Bayerische Staatsoper
Munich Opera Horns
Conductor: Konstantia Gourzi

14 May 2023 | Concert | “kulturreich” | Philharmonie Mercatorhalle, Duisburg, 7 p.m.
Atac Sezer: Lichtkleid for String Orchestra (2021/22)
Elnaz Seyedi: über/unter druck for String Orchestra (2018/19)
György Ligeti: String Quartet Nr. 2 (1968)
Sandeep Bhagwati: Stele for James Tenney (2006)
Konstantia Gourzi: Anájikon, the Angel in the Blue Garden (2015)
Minguet Quartett
Violin: Ulrich Isfort
Violin: Annette Reisinger
Viola: Aida-Carmen Soanea
Violoncello: Matthias Diener
Konstantia Gourzi: Curator, Conductor and Composer in Residence of the Eigenzeit Festival
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26 May 2023 | Concert | Internationale Händel Festspiele, Göttingen, 8 p.m.
Works by Flackton, Händel. Corelli, Matteis and
Konstantia Gourzi: Sängerin der Komischen Oper, 7 Miniatures for Viola Solo
nine lullabies for a new world (Hommage a J.S. Bach) for Viola solo
Evening at the Window III, for Viola solo, prepared Harpsichord, Violoncello and Theorbo, World Premiere
Theorbo: Andreas Arend
Violoncello: Matthias Bergmann
Harpsichord: Sabine Erdmann
Viola: Nils Mönkemeyer
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28 May 2023 | Concert | Ligeti-Festival Transylvania, Cluj
Works by Widmann, Sezer, Rihm, Ligeti and
Konstantia Gourzi: Anájikon, the Angel in the Blue Garden
Minguet Quartett
Violin: Ulrich Isfort
Violin: Annette Reisinger
Viola: Aida-Carmen Soanea
Violoncello: Matthias Diener

29 May 2023 | Concert | Ligeti-Festival Transylvania, Tarnaveni
Works by Widmann, Sezer, Rihm, Ligeti and
Konstantia Gourzi: Anájikon, the Angel in the Blue Garden
Minguet Quartett
Violin: Ulrich Isfort
Violin: Annette Reisinger
Viola: Aida-Carmen Soanea
Violoncello: Matthias Diener

9 June 2023 | Konzert | Tokyo Bunka Kaikan
Works among others by Konstantia Gourzi: Evening at the Window
Viola solo: Hayang Park

11 June 2023 | Concert – Matinee II | Palais Coburg, Vienna, 11 a.m.
Works by J. Haydn, G. Rossini, R. Wagner, F. Liszt, C. Reinecke, R. Schumann, J. Brahms, A. Schönberg, A. Zemlinsky
Konstantia Gourzi: Aria
Piano: Christoph, Ulrich Meier
Violin: Johannes Fleischmann

15 June 2023 | Concert | IZZM Konzerthaus Klagenfurt
Works by Widmann, Sezer, Rihm, Ligeti and
Konstantia Gourzi: Anájikon, the Angel in the Blue Garden
Minguet Quartett
Violin: Ulrich Isfort
Violin: Annette Reisinger
Viola: Aida-Carmen Soanea
Violoncello: Matthias Diener

21 June 2023 | Concert | Musikfestspiele Potsdam Sanssouci | Orangery Palace Plant Hall, 8 p.m.
“Now and Forever”
Works by Hildegard von Bingen, John Cage, Bela Bartók, Morton Feldmann, Konstantia Gourzi, Wen Cheng Wei (commissioned work for Potsdam), Johann Sebastian Bach and many others
Recorders: Dorothee Oberlinger
Viola: Nils Mönkemeyer
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23 June 2023 | Concert | Philharmonie Mercatorhalle, Duisburg, 7:30 p.m.
Allahdadi Amirhossein (Iran): My Universe Vibes for Tar and Orchestra, World Premiere
Hernandez Angel (Venezuela): Joarotu for Orchestra, World Premiere
Koutroumpis Konstantinos (Griechenland): Drosoulites for Lyra and Orchestra, World Premiere
Sabzghabaei, Daniel (USA): Hommage a Khaleqi for Orchestra, World Premiere
Sosaya Wekselman (Peru): Mantu for Panflute und Orchestra, World Premiere
Susak Hristina (Serbien): Sacrificium for Gusle and Orchestra, World Premiere
Wang Yijie (China): The Peony Pavilion for Chinese Flute and Orchestra, World Premiere
Duisburger Philharmoniker
Conductor: Konstantia Gourzi
Konstantia Gourzi: Curator, Conductor, Jury-Chairperson, Leader of the Workshop Transcultural Composition Scholarships and Audience Award
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25 June 2023 | Concert | Eleusis, European Capital of Culture 2023, 9 p.m.
Works (among others) by Konstantia Gourzi: Voyager 2
Dresdner Sinfoniker

28 June 2023 | Conzert | Cuvilliés-Theater München, Festspiel-Kammerkonzert: Rückblick <-> Ausblick, 20 pm
Historie of the Percussion-Group at the Bayerischen Staatsoper: 1700-2023
Works by Walter Haupt (WP), Moritz Eggert (WP), Oriol Cruixent, Nicolas Martynciow, Claudio Estay
Konstantia Gourzi: Carousel 23
OERcussion
Conductor (Haupt, Gourzi): Konstantia Gourzi

28 June 2023 | Concert | Eleusis, European Capital of Culture 2023, 9 p.m.
Works (among others) by Konstantia Gourzi: Voyager 2
Dresdner Sinfoniker
Conductor: Konstantinos Terzakis