In the 201st anniversary year of the Bremer Philharmoniker, the orchestra is inviting a Composer in Residence for the first time in its history: Konstantia Gourzi will take on this role in the 2025/2026 season.
Planned are several chamber music concerts, the world premiere of her viola concerto with Nils Mönkemeyer, as well as various education programs.
An overview of all concerts and activities can be found here.
18 January | Concert | Rediscovering the Forgotten | Haus im Park, Bremen, 11:30 am
Works by Hélène-Frédérique de Faye-Jozin, Juliette Folville, and
Konstantia Gourzi: Call of the Bees
Violoncello: Hannah Weber
Piano: Mariana Popova
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1 February | Concert | The Soul of Nature | Die Glocke | Bremen, 11 am
6th Philharmonic Concert: The Soul of Nature
Konstantia Gourzi: messages between trees
Konstantia Gourzi: Ishaón, The Angel in the Golden Garden (world premiere)
Antonín Dvořák: Symphonie Nr. 8 G-Dur
Conductor: Jonathan Bloxham
Viola: Nils Mönkemeyer
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2 February | Concert | The Soul of Nature | Die Glocke | Bremen, 7:30 pm
6th Philharmonic Concert: The Soul of Nature
Konstantia Gourzi: messages between trees
Konstantia Gourzi: Ishaón, The Angel in the Golden Garden (world premiere)
Antonín Dvořák: Symphonie Nr. 8
Bremer Philharmoniker
Conductor: Jonathan Bloxham
Viola: Nils Mönkemeyer
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15 February | Lecture Concert | A Song for Peace | Halle 1, Tabakquartier | Bremen, 3 pm
Works by Konstantia Gourzi:
A Song for Peace A song for peace
Wind Whispers
P-ILION, neun Fragmente einer Ewigkeit
Sängerin der Komischen Oper, nach dem gleichnamigen Bild von Paul Klee
Evening at the Window II, nach dem gleichnamigen Bild von Marc Chagall
Anájikon, the Angel in the Blue Garden
Violine 1: Anette Behr-König
Violine 2: Camilla Busemann
Viola: Nils Mönkemeyer
Violoncello: Hannah Weber
Piano: Konstantia Gourzi
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26 April | Family Concert – My Sound Journey – Music by Konstantia Gourzi | Halle 1, Tabakquartier | Bremen, 11 am
Music by Konstantia Gourzi
Jugend Symphony Orchestra Bremen
Students of Elementary Music Education, University of the Arts Bremen
Conductor: Martin Lentz
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