Cappella Mariana won this year's Anděl Award of Classics category with their album, which was created in collaboration with the ensemble Constantinople.

The Anděl Awards have been presented annually since 1991 by the Academy of Music. Since 1995, they have been held under the auspices of the IFPI and since 1997 they have been symbolised by the sculptor Jaroslav Róna's sculpture of an Angel with a scepter. "The winners this year were decided by 500 academics under the supervision of a notary," said Petra Žikovská, director of the ČNS IFPI, which announces the Angel Awards.

 

„Our project strove to bring together our ensembles from the opposite sides of the Bosporus, integrating their respective qualities into a joint work. Our geographic, historical and cultural pilgrimage has ultimately transformed into an inner journey, connected with discovering distant horizons.“

Vojtěch Semerád, Cappella Mariana

 

„Nowadays, we feel it is more important than ever to build and recreate bbridges between civilizations, cultures and peoples. Bridges that encourage us to come together and to reconcile, bridges that call for dialogue and conversation, for a synergy of ideas and actions that help us to live a more peaceful present and to prepare a better future together. This is not just an ideal or a utopian vision of humanity, but a real and urgent need for the healing of our society.“

Kiya Tabassian, Constantinople