Members of the Ensemble

Ondrej Macek - Harpsichord, Artistic Leader

He studied harpsichord and general bass under the Israelitan harpsichordist Shalev Ad-El. As a continuo player he participated in festivals in France (Printemps des Arts in Nantes, Recontre Musical at the Villarceux Castle in Paris) and Germany (Internationale Haendel-Akademie in Karlsruhe). In the years 1990-1996 he studied musicology on the Faculty of Arts at the Charles University. In 1991 he founded the ensemble Cappella Accademica (nowadays Hofmusici). In the years 1996-1998 he taught chamber music and continuo playing at the Academy of Ancient Music at Masaryk University in Brno. Since 1996 he cooperates with the Foundation of the Baroque Theatre at the Cesky Krumlov Castle on the research of Baroque Opera interpretation.

Members of the Orchestra:

Szabolcs Illes (Hungary) - first violin
Jana Spacilova (CR) - violin
Martin Flasar (CR) - violin
Amber McPherson (USA) - violin
Sarah Flögel (Germany) - violin
Gunda Hagmueller (Austria) - violin
Christopher Roth (Austria/USA) - violin
Danuta Zawada (Poland) - violin
Eva Kalova (CR) - violin
Zdenka Prochazkova (CR) - viola
Zita Winklerova (CR) - viola
Vera Kousalikova (CR) - violoncello
Frantisek Dvorak (CR) - violone
Florian Wieninger (Austria) - violone
Andrea Strassberger (Austria) - oboe
Aviad Gershoni (Israel) - oboe
Eva Novakova (CR) - fagot
Filip Dvorak (CR) - harpsichord II.