Jan Čižmář | lute, theorbo, guitar

Harrach collection

Harrach family were influential polititians and supporters of art. Their music collection is today dislocated in various places, including New Yourk Public Library, or the original location - Schloss Rohrau.
Jan Čižmář is making reseach into its items and in cooperation with various ensembles, libraries and castles pushes towards reacreating once flourishing musical enviroment.
The events icluded:

 
Nova Silesia - Music at the Habsburg court - Utrecht, Den Haag - incl. items from NYPL
Nova Silesia - Music of the Danube monarchy - Amsterdam
lute solo - large collection of lute music andchambre music with lute - thanks to Tim Crawford
chamber music - flute sonatas (Sarri, Hasse) - Strasbourg, Ostwald, Brno, Znojmo
editions of some items - Amadori, Hulick, Sarri, anonym
concerts at Kunín castle - built by Harrach family in 1720´s
 
pictured: Count Alois Thomas Raimund Von Harrach - Viceroy of Naples 1669-1742