Wandering through the Year of Czech Music with Kryštof Harant and the ensembles Cappella Mariana and Constantinople

Musical Journey of Kryštof Harant to Jerusalem

Years ending in a four have a similar significance in Czech music as the years ending in eight for the whole nation and the country. Strangely enough, they often coincide with the anniversaries of the birth death, or creation of key works of the most prominent Czech composers. During the celebration of the year 2024, a series of interviews entitled Wandering through the Year of Czech Music was created.

Vojtěch Semerád and Kiya Tabassian accepted an invitation to record an interview about their joint program Odysées of Kryštof Harant.

Answers to the questions of why they decided to focus on the music of Kryštof Harant, how the performers dealt with fragments of Harant's works, what was the initial impulse to collaborate in the first place, can be found in the recently published video.

The interview was recorded on the occasion of the concert of Cappella Mariana and Constantinople in the Church of St. James the Elder in Česká Kamenice on 21 September 2024.

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