Ensemble Castelkorn & Biber at Church of St. Simon and St. Jude

About the Event

The extraordinary violinist Josef Žák was born in Prague. His musical destiny took him to Dresden, but above all to Paris, where he has lived permanently since 2010 and where he works in French ensembles specialising in the interpretation of Baroque and Classical music. However, he not only does not forget his Czech roots, but also relates to them with respect. That is why in 2016 he founded Ensemble Castelkorn, whose main source of repertoire is the music collection of Bishop Karl Lichtenstein‐Castelkorn in Kroměříž, which he strives to make more widely known. Thus, together with their musical friends from Chile and France, they take exemplary care of, for example, the stunning works of Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber and Johann Heinrich Schmelzer. In March 2025 for the first time in Prague!