Ensemble Berlin Prag was formed in 2011 as a gathering of top German and Czech artists. Their mission is to redefine interpretative standards with an emphasis on authentic performance style and aesthetic purity. In the Czech Republic, the ensemble has appeared in music festivals such as Concentus Moraviae, Janacek´s May and the FOK cycle. Their appearances abroad include last year s MDR Musiksommer festival, and this year s Mitte Europa, where oboist Vilém Veverka performed as "Artist in Residence". The leitmotif behind the formation of Ensemble Berlin Prague was the idea of an ensemble performance of the cycle of trio sonatas for two oboes, bassoon and basso continuo by Jan Dismas Zelenka, which are, in interpretive complexity and musical scope comparable to Bach s Brandenburg Concertos(both cycles consist of six compositions). The idea of Ensemble Berlin Prag dates back to the year 2005. It was then that Vilém Veverka and Israeli bassoonist Mor Biron met as scholars at the Orchestral Academy of the Berlin Philharmonic. Under the guidance of leading German oboist Dominika Wollenweber, they learned and performed select works by J.D. Zelenka and F. Couperin - the source of today s repertoire. It is interesting to note that Vilém Veverka performs in the ensemble alongside his former teacher Dominik Wollenweber, this being the logical culmination of the two artists cooperation. Ensemble Berlin Prag consciously builds on and continues the legacy of legendary artists Heinz Holliger, Maurice Bourgue and Klaus Thunemann.

Interprets:

Dominik Wollenweber, Vilém Veverka - oboes
Mor Biron - bassoon
Barbara Maria Willi - harpsichord
Pavel Nejtek / Ulrich Wolff - double bass

Zwei Brüder im Geiste - virtuos
Frankenpost, 12. 7. 2014
10. 7. 2014, Oberkotzau, Jakobuskirche
ARTIST IN RESIDENCE CONCERT: Ensemble Berlin-Prag
 
Pocta Janu Dismasovi Zelenkovi
8. 4. 2014, Praha, church St. Šimon a Juda 
Julius Hůlek, Musical 6/2014, s. 15-16

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