Praga Magna
The Music in Prague during the Reign of Rudolf II
Hana BLAŽÍKOVÁ | soprano
Barbora KABÁTKOVÁ | soprano
Daniela ČERMÁKOVÁ | alto
Vojtěch SEMERÁD | tenor
Tomáš LAJTKEP | tenor
Tomáš KRÁL | baritone
Roman HOZA | baritone
Jaromír NOSEK | bass
Richard ŠEDA | cornetto
Miroslav KŮZL | cornetto
Gerhard SCHNEIDER | alto trombone
Ondřej SOKOL | tenor trombone
Bernhard RAINER | bass trombone
Jan KREJČA | theorbo
Pablo KORNFELD | organ
Vojtěch SEMERÁD | artistic director
Towards the end of the 16th century, Prague became the residential city of the Imperial Court. A great lover of the arts, Rudolf II invited to Prague the best artists of the time and thus transformed the provincial city into one of the cultural centres of renaissance Europe, providing it with lustre omparable to the royal courts in France and Spain.
The programme comprises sacred and secular music by the court composer Philippe de Monte, as well as music by his contemporaries whose music was performed in Prague in Rudolf’s times.
Forthcoming Events
- 3. 5. 2024
Song of songs
St. Vitus Church, Zahrádka, Ledeč nad Sázavou
22. 9. 2024Kryštof Harant: Journey to the Holy land
Church of St. John the Baptist, Hlučín
24. 9. 2024Music for the feature film “Saint Wenceslas”
St. Wenceslas Church, Opava