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25 January | Concert | Kiev, Ukraine
Konstantia Gourzi: Madrigali “… il vento del nord…”
Vocal ensemble: La Dolce Maniera
Conductor: Luigi Gaggero

4 February | CD Presentation | Seidl Villa, Munich, 8 p.m.
Verhört? Konstantia Gourzi im Gespräch mit Minas Borboudakis
ECM – CD Presentation, Portrait Konstantia Gourzi
Piano: Lorenda Ramou, Ensemble Coriolis

8 February | World Premiere | Allerheiligen-Hofkirche, Munich, 11 a.m.
2. Thematic concert of the Bavarian State Opera, in collaboration with Max-Planck-Institut
Funke des Lebens – Werke von Purcell, Wolf, Mozart, Strauss und Gourzi
Konstantia Gourzi: Eros, WP, composition commission by the Bavarian State Opera
Ensemble: members of the Bavarian State Orchestra
Sopranos: Anna Stylianaki, Andromahi Raptis
Conductor: Konstantia Gourzi

4 March | Performance | State Opera, Athens, Greece, 8 p.m.
Ballet/modern choreography with Angeliki Stellatou
Music by Manos Chatdjidakis
Conductor: Konstantia Gourzi

5 March | Performance | State Opera, Athens, Greece, 8 p.m.
Ballet/modern choreography with Angeliki Stellatou
Music by Manos Chatdjidakis
Conductor: Konstantia Gourzi

6 March | Performance | State Opera, Athens, Greece, 8 p.m.
Ballet/modern choreography with Angeliki Stellatou
Music by Manos Chatdjidakis
Conductor: Konstantia Gourzi

7 March | Performance | State Opera, Athens, Greece, 8 p.m.
Ballet/modern choreography with Angeliki Stellatou
Music by Manos Chatdjidakis
Conductor: Konstantia Gourzi

8 March | Performance | State Opera, Athens, Greece, 8 p.m.
Ballet/modern choreography with Angeliki Stellatou
Music by Manos Chatdjidakis
Conductor: Konstantia Gourzi

10 March | Performance | State Opera, Athens, Greece, 8 p.m.
Ballet/modern choreography with Angeliki Stellatou
Music by Manos Chatdjidakis
Conductor: Konstantia Gourzi

10 March | Concert | Ellinoamerikaniki Enosi, Athens, Greece, 8 p.m.
Konstantia Gourzi: Ieratiki Poiisi, version for Byzantine style psalm singer and piano
Voice: Panagiotis Andriopoulos, piano: Vicky Stylianou

11 March | Performance | State Opera, Athens, Greece, 8 p.m.
Ballet/modern choreography with Angeliki Stellatou
Music by Manos Chatdjidakis
Conductor: Konstantia Gourzi

18 March | Concert | Black Box im Gasteig, Munich, 8 p.m.
Works by Hölszky, Baltakas, Spring, Hiller (WP)
Closing concert of the workshop “Junge Dirigenten und Aufführungspraxis Neue Musik”
Soloists: Hackbrett: Lisa Schöttl, Zither: Georg Glasl
Conductors: Thomas Guggeis, Sora Lee, Massimo Raccanelli, Julian Schulz
Director: Konstantia Gourzi

16 April | World Premiere | Konzertrotunde im Königlichen Kurgarten, Bad Reichenhall
Konstantia Gourzi: Six letters for Callas: Α Π Ο ΛΛ Ω Ν, version for smaller orchestra (WP)
Bad Reichenhaller Philharmonie
Conductor: Albert Seidl

23 April | World Premiere | Goethe Institut, Munich, 7.30 p.m.
++contrapunkt++, Dialog der Kulturen, Thema: Was hat die Welt aus mir gemacht?
Works by Konstantia Gourzi, Johannes Schöllhorn, Sven Kacirek
Konstantia Gourzi: Eine kleine Geschichte, Hommage à Mozart, meditation I (WP), for four (WP)
clarinet: Slava Cernavca, violin: Miltos Papastamou, piano: William Youn, Konstantia Gourzi, marimba: Sven Kacirek, viola: Nils Mönkemeyer
ensemble oktopus für musik der moderne: flute: Franziska Döpper, clarinet: Dóra Gergely, piano: Philipp Nitzl, percussion: Jan Westermann, violin: Albert Steinberger, cello: Constanze Weber
Conductor: Konstantia Gourzi
Moderation: Theo Geissler, Eva Schrot
A programme of Bayerischer Rundfunk in cooperation with Goethe Forum München and nmz. Live broadcast.

15 May | Concert | Carl Orff Auditorium, Munich, 7 p.m.
“zuhören. nachhören. vorhören”, Musik in Retro- und Prospektive
Konstantia Gourzi, P-ILION: neun fragmente einer ewigkeit, version for saxophone quartet
Eva Barthas, Patrick Stadler, Silvan Kaiser, Erika Mikami
Conductor: Koryun Asatryan

9 July | World Premiere | Teatro La Fenice, Venice, Italy
Konstantia Gourzi: music flows across the sea, WP
Composition commission by Teatro La Fenice, as part of the festival Lo spirito della musica di Venezia
Ex Novo Ensemble

24 July | World Premiere | Paxton House, Scotland
Konstantia Gourzi: one touch for string quartet, WP
Signum Quartet

25 July | Concert | Bavarian State Opera, Munich
Festival Children’s Concert
Young Composers Write New Music for Children; idea: Konstantia Gourzi
Children’s Choir of the Bavarian State Opera

26 July | Concert | Freiheitshalle, Hof/Saale, 7.30 p.m.
Festival Mitte Europa
Konstantia Gourzi: nine lullabies for a new world
Viola: Nils Mönkemeyer

31 July | Concert | Marvão International Music Festival, Portugal
Konstantia Gourzi: one touch
Signum Quartet

3 August | Concert | Op Hodenpijl, Delft Chamber Music Festival, Netherlands
Konstantia Gourzi: nine lullabies for a new world
Viola: Nils Mönkemeyer

8 August | Concert | Prien am Chiemsee
Konstantia Gourzi: Hommage à Mozart
Viola: Nils Mönkemeyer, pinao: William Youn

14 August | Concert | Festspiele Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
„Ein Gespräch zur Melancholie“ with works by Bach, Gourzi and Hindemith
Konstantia Gourzi: nine lullabies for a new world
Viola: Nils Mönkemeyer

27 September – 5 October | Artist in Residence | Princeton, USA
Residency at Princeton Symphony Orchestra
Konstantia Gourzi: one touch
Signum Quartet

10 October | World Premiere | Monasteria de las Huelgas, Spain, 7.30 p.m.
Konstantia Gourzi: Paharión, the Angel in the Red Garden, for Gregorian choir, Byzantine style psalm singer, violin, ney and bass clarinet, WP
Composition commission by Patrimonio Nacional, Spain
Choir: Schola Antiqua
Ensemble opus21musikplus: voice and lyre: Vassilis Agrokostas, violin: Miltiades Papastamou, bass clarinet: Slava Cernavca, ney: Harris Lambrakis
Conductors: Juan Carlos Asensio, Konstantia Gourzi

24 October | Concert | Le Cerneux Péquignot, Switzerland
Konstantia Gourzi: one touch
Signum Quartet

1 November | Concert | Kauniainen Festival, Finland
Konstantia Gourzi: one touch
Signum Quartet

12 November | World Premiere | Kasseler Musiktage, Ständesaal des Landeswohlfahrtsverbandes Hessen, 8 p.m.
Konstantia Gourzi: Anájikon, the Angel in the Blue Garden, string quartet no. 3, WP
Minguet Quartet

15 November | Concert | Kasseler Musiktage, Staatstheater Kassel, 7 p.m.
Arnold Schönberg: Pierrot plus Jazz (NEOS CD)
Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 4, version for chamber orchestra, Klaus Simon
Ensemble opus21musikplus, soprano: Claudia Barainsky, piano and Jazz Interludes: Maria Baptist
Conductor: Konstantia Gourzi