Atlantis 2, op. 42: Concert with Elisabeth Plank at the 12.th October
Atlantis 2 seven miniatures for harp op. 42, 2010 I. JasmineII. Wind in AprilIII. RoseIV. A Light in the DarknessV. LoveVI. Ritual DanceVII. Lulling to Sleep For harp soloDuration: 12 min. Commissioned by Lavinia MeijerWorld premiere: 9 May 2010, Sounds New Festival, Canterbury. Soloist: Lavinia Meijer World Premiere of the revised version on October 12th, 2024, […]
Auf einen Ton: with Johannes Schachtner
Composition, artificial intelligence and the battle for creative freedom. Shownotes by Auf einen Ton Between tradition and the future: composing in transition. In this podcast from the Tonkünstlerverband, you can listen to conversations with interesting people from the Bavarian music and culture scene. Today we are looking forward to exchanging ideas with two exciting guests. […]
Podcast – KLANGVOLL: Gerald Mertens interviews Konstantia Gourzi
More courage to innovate! Shownotes by KLANGVOLL The successful composer and conductor Konstantia Gourzi (OPUS Klassik prizewinner 2023) talks about the still too little importance of new music in the traditional concert business and why this should change. It is also about the new openness of young musicians, about innovations after corona, about quality and […]
Voyager 1, op. 98: Concert with Eternum Saxophone Quartet at the 29th of August
Voyager 1 op. 98, 2022 for Saxophone QuartetDuration: 13.30 min. Commissioned by the Eternum Saxophone Quartet and supported by the Ministry of Culture and Science of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia. CD recording for Genuin, September 2022World premiere: May 7, 2023, Küppersmühle Museum, DuisburgEternum Saxophone Quartet To the piece Voyages Eternum Saxophone Quartet GENUIN GEN238535 […]
Ithaca, op. 104: CD Release “Piano Poems” at the 6th of September
Ithaca op. 104, 2023 For piano Duration: 8 min. Composition commissioned by Philharmonie LuxembourgCD recording in Philharmonie Luxembourg, for the Label Genuin Classics, November 2023, Soloist Cathy KrierWorld premiere on 6. Mai 2024, Philharmonie LuxembourgSoloist: Cathy Krier To the piece Piano Poems Cathy Krier, piano GENUIN Pre-order
15. June, Connection: 35 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall – Festival Mecklenburg Vorpommern
Description Exotic sounds of sitar and duduk, original sounds from the night of the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 and music by Johann Sebastian Bach – all this and more is offered in this surprising evening, which also celebrates the disappearance of the Iron Curtain 35 years ago with talks, film elements and […]
14. June, Mondaufgang am Meer, op.108, world premiere
Mondaufgang am Meer op. 108, 2024Duration: 7 min. Commissioned by the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Festival and the University and Hanseatic City of Greifswald on the occasion of the Caspar David Friedrich Jubilee 2024 Instrumentation: 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, 1 tuba, timpani, percussion (3)World premiere on Friday 14 June 2024, 6 pm, Wismar, St-Georgen-Kirche NDR Elbphilharmonie […]
8. June, Klothó, Láchesis, Átropos for choir, op.107, world premiere
Klothó, Láchesis, Átropos – an die Schicksalsgöttinnen op. 107, 2024 For mixed choirDuration: 12 min. I. Prologue – as a prayerII. Láchesis – with admirationIII. Klothó – declamatoryIV. Átropos – thoughtfulV. Epilogue – with hope Texts: Fragments from the Orphic Hymns to the Moires, to the Earth, Moon and Sun in Ancient Greek and Konstantia Gourzi’s […]
21st of May, Saâ, op.106, world premiere
Saâ op. 106, 2024 For RecorderDuration: 8 min. Commissioned by the City CologneSolistin: Dorothee Oberlinger To the piece world premiere 21 May | Concert | Ventana, Köln, 7 pmzamus: early music festival – EröffnungskonzertWorks by Antonio Vivaldi, Francesco Geminiani, György Ligati, Terry Riley, Nani Nani andKonstantia Gourzi: Saâ for recorder and baroque ensemble – world […]
21st of May: The Encounter, op.100, world premiere
The Encounter op. 100, 2022/23 For trombone and tapeDuration: 14 min. Commissioned by Mikael RudolfssonCD recording in WDR-Studio, January 2023 for the Label NEOS Trombone and Tape: Mikael RudolfssonTape editing: Konstantia Gourzi To the piece World premiere 12 May | Concert |Musik, Sprache und Kunst | Schauspielhaus Bonn, 6 pm„Stockhausen – Der Mann, der vom […]