Members

Jakub Mitrík - theorbo, baroque guitar

He studied classical guitar in Bratislava with Jozef Zsapka and Martin Krajčo. After completing his studies, he focused on historical string instruments, especially the theorbo, baroque lute, baroque guitar, and archlute. He furthered his professional education by studying in Brno with Jan Čižmár and then in Bremen with Joachim Held.

In 2014, he participated in summer masterclasses with Paul O'Dette, and in 2018 he successfully completed his master's degree in Bremen, Germany.

He performs as a soloist and as a member of the basso continuo group and collaborates with several renowned ensembles, including Bach Consort Wien, Musica Aeterna, Solamente Naturali, Il Cuore Barocco, and Bremer Ratsmusik. He is also the artistic director of the ensemble Le Nuove Musiche, which focuses on early Italian Baroque music.

Michal Raitmajer - cello, viola da gamba

He specializes in historical cellos and violas da gamba, with a strong focus on historically informed performance of early music. He studied cello at the Brno Conservatory and historical cello at the Janáček Academy of Music and Performing Arts in Brno under Marek Štryncl, and later viola da gamba at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis with Paolo Pandolfo. He has taken part in numerous masterclasses in the Czech Republic and abroad with leading figures of the early music scene, including Václav Luks, Hille Perl, Christoph Coin, Jörg-Andreas Bötticher, and Petr Wagner.

As a soloist and chamber musician, he regularly collaborates with renowned ensembles such as Collegium 1704, Collegium Marianum, Musica Florea, Ensemble Inégal, Czech Ensemble Baroque, Silentium! Ensemble, Ensemble Tourbillon, and Capella Cracoviensis. He performs at major festivals in the Czech Republic and abroad and has collaborated with prominent soloists including Andreas Scholl, Dagmar Šašková, Hana Blažíková, and Adam Plachetka.

Peter Zelenka - violin

After completing his studies at the Academy of Arts in Banská Bystrica and the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava, he decided to further develop his skills in historically informed performance, which he studied at the Konservatorium Wien Privatuniversität (now MUK Wien) in Ulrike Engel's class.

He expanded his professional experience by participating in several master classes and workshops focused on early music (MEMA, Accentus Musicalis, Summer School of Baroque Music). He regularly collaborates with renowned ensembles such as the Czech Ensemble Baroque, Musica Aeterna, and Ensemble Inégal, and performs alongside prominent performers such as Andreas Scholl, Dagmar Šašková, and Josef Žák.

He is a founding member and artistic director of the ensemble Il Cuore Barocco

Mária Posch - flute

She first encountered historically informed performance practice while studying music at the University of Prešov in Prešov. A major impetus for her further artistic development was her participation in the MEMA 2009 masterclasses in Poprad, where she became more familiar with the Baroque transverse flute.

She subsequently studied this instrument at the Konservatorium Wien Privatuniversität in Reinhard Czasch's class. She successfully completed her studies in June 2018 with honors at the Universität Mozarteum Salzburg in Marcello Gatti's class.

Adam Szendrei - violin

He studied violin at the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava, where he also began to systematically devote himself to historically informed performance in Peter Zajíček's class. He expanded his professional experience by participating in the Accentus Musicalis workshop at Schloss Hof.

He is also a member of the Bratislava Hot Serenaders orchestra, the ZOE chamber orchestra, and the Musica aeterna ensemble.

Adam Štefunko – harpsichord, organ

Harpsichordist, historical keyboard instruments player and composer, who combines musical and scientific activities. After studying piano at the Conservatory in Bratislava, he continued his studies of harpsichord with Agnesa Ferienčíková and then at the Janáček Academy of Music and Performing Arts in Brno in the class of Barbara Marie Willi and Martin Hroch. He attended a study stay at the Anton Bruckner Private University in Linz with Anne-Marie Dragosits and is currently studying harpsichord at HAMU in Prague with Monika Knoblochová. He has participated in masterclasses led by prominent figures in early music, including Rinaldo Alessandrini, Fabio Bonizzoni, Francesco Corti, and Ton Koopman.

He has collaborated with the Slovak National Theatre Opera Studio (Purcell), the Slovak Youth Orchestra, and was involved in the staging of Monteverdi's works in Brno. As a basso continuo player, he collaborates with the ensembles Il Cuore Barocco and Musica aeterna. In addition to music, he also devotes himself to composition and doctoral research at Charles University in Prague.