Viaggio magico

With the German ensemble I Zefirelli, the listeners will embark on a mythical journey and step out of the Summer Refectory of the Strahov Monastery directly onto the deck of the legendary ship Argó, with which the Argonauts searched for the Golden Fleece. The story of Jason and his adventurous journey is one of the most important Greek myths and is a symbol of cooperation, perseverance, the human desire for knowledge and the determination to cross borders, as well as the moral ambiguity or the fleetingness of earthly fame and wealth...

A program compiled from the instrumental repertoire of the early Italian Baroque, full of impressive musical expressions of diverse feelings, passions and moods, will offer the irresistible singing of the Sirens, the graceful dance of the nymphs, dramatic sea storms and admiration for the dazzling shine of the golden treasure. It will also recall the shades of the fateful story of Iason and Medea - from boundless love to betrayal to cruel revenge - and finally gold as a symbol of beauty and triumph, but at the same time of transience and deceptive illusion.

I Zefirelli

Luise Catenhusen - recorder, cinga
María Carrasco Gil - baroque violin
Jakob Kuchenbuch - viola da gamba
Tobias Tietze - lute, baroque guitar
Tilmann Albrecht - harpsichord
Jeroen Finke - percussion