Kryštof Harant aneb Putování do Svaté země

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Kryštof Harant aneb Putování do Svaté země

A Musical Journey in the Footsteps of a Czech Renaissance Humanist

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The extraordinary life journey of the Czech humanist Kryštof Harant from Polžice and Bezdružice was cut short on June 21, 1621, on Prague’s Old Town Square. The execution of the Czech noblemen became a catalyst for sweeping social changes across Europe and ignited the powder keg of the Thirty Years’ War. Due to the upheavals of history, Harant’s musical legacy has unfortunately come down to us incomplete. The aim of the new Cappella Mariana project is to present all of his surviving compositions — including the fragmentary ones in authentic arrangements — and to bring listeners closer to his literary legacy, notably his remarkable travel account of a pilgrimage to the Holy Land and back, an exceptional achievement for his time.

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22. 7. 2026

20:00

neformální

Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary and Saint Wenceslas, Znojmo–Louka

2 hours

Event description

Harant’s vivid travelogue, narrated through selected excerpts, will serve as our guide on a musical journey to the exotic lands of Cyprus, Jerusalem, Sinai, and Cairo, where, alongside Harant’s own compositions, we will also hear music from these distant regions. For this original project, the ensemble is joined by the phenomenal setar player and artistic director of the ensemble Constantinople, Kiya Tabassian, whose Persian roots make him an ideal collaborator in the search for a shared musical language. The two ensembles will thus not remain on opposite sides of the Bosporus, but will unite their artistry in a joint performance that interweaves both cultures. In addition, listeners will enjoy a visual dimension: through artistic video projections, they will see original engravings from Harant’s travelogue, enriching this multidisciplinary program dedicated to one of the great figures of the Czech Renaissance. “The Journey” acts as a beacon, guiding both ensembles through a geographical, historical, cultural, and inner voyage — an exploration of distant horizons.

Performers:

CAPPELLA MARIANA
Vojtěch Semerád – Artistic Director, Project Concept
Hana Blažíková, Barbora Kabátková – Sopranos
Vojtěch Semerád, Tomáš Lajtkep, Ondřej Holub – Tenors
Jaromír Nosek – Bass

CONSTANTINOPLE (CA)
Kiya Tabassian – Artistic Director
Didem Başar – Kanun
Patrick Graham – Percussion
Neva Ozgün – Kemençe
Kiya Tabassian – Setar, Vocals

Saša Rašilov – Narration

Performers

Vojtěch
Semerád

Vojtěch Semerád

Český tenor

Je absolventem Pražské konzervatoře, Pedagogické fakulty Univerzity Karlovy v Praze (dirigování sborového zpěvu) a Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique v Paříži (barokní housle u Françoise Fernandeze). Je finalistou mezinárodní soutěže Telemann-Wettbewerb v Magdeburku. Od roku 2010 se věnuje pěvecké výuce v rámci soukromých lekcí.

Cappella
Mariana

Cappella Mariana

Vokální soubor

je špičkový, který se specializuje na interpretaci středověkého vícehlasu, renesanční polyfonie a vokálních děl raného baroka. Cappella Mariana vznikla v roce 2008 a jako jeden z mála domácích vokálních souborů se zaměřuje na uvádění pozapomenutých děl vokální polyfonie zejména z domácích archivů, ale i italské, vlámské či anglické renesance. Členy souboru jsou mezinárodně renomovaní pěvci, kteří se dále věnují interpretaci barokní a předromantické hudby.

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