Schedule
January 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 – 20st 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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February 2023
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 – 20st 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
March 2023
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
30 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 – 20st Anniversary
Conductor: Konstantia Gourzi
April 2023
20 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 – 20st Anniversary
Conductor: Konstantia Gourzi, Armando Merino
May 2023
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 – 20st 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 – World Premiere, commissioned by Duisburger Philharmoniker,
Konstantia Gourzi – 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 a.m., 12 a.m., 3:30 p.m., and 5 p.m.
11 a.m. and 12 a.m.
Soloists of the Duisburger Philharmoniker, Museum Küppersmühle
3:30 p.m.
Works by Guillermo Lago, György Ligeti, Alexander Glasunow, Helena Cánovas Parés and Konstantia Gourzi: Voyager 1, World Premiere
Eternum Saxophone-Quartet
5 p.m.
Werke von Salomone Rossi, Arvo Pärt, Alex Vaughan, Sofia Gubaidulina, Peter Ablinger, Luis F. Laya – World Premiere, commissioned by Duisburger Philharmoniker
Munich Tetra Brass
Konstantia Gourzi: Curator, Conductor and Composer in Residence of the Eigenzeit Festival
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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 – 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 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
June 2023
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
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, World Premiere, commissioned by Dresdner Symphoniker with support from Eleusis, European Capital of Culture 2023
Intercultural Orchestra Athens and Dresdner Symphoniker
Conductor: Konstantia Gourzi