On July 2, on the outdoor stage in the Festival Gardens, Imago Mundi held the “100” concert – a kaleidoscopic journey through the musical landscapes of Transylvania, Banat, Crisana, Maramureş, Bucovina, Moldova, Bessarabia, Oltenia, Muntenia and Dobrogea , regions finally reunited at the end of the Great War, in 1918. The musical program is built starting from works by Enescu, Bartok, Rogalski and Satie, great composers inspired by Romanian folklore. Performed on classical and traditional instruments, visually commented by impressive video projections, the concert proposes an irresistible, metaphorical mix of traditional and contemporary.
Smetanova Litomyšl, in its 60th edition, is the second oldest and among the largest classical music festivals in the Czech Republic, a three-week cultural event that hosts opera performances, symphonic concerts, instrumental concerts, chamber music and other genders alike.
Imago Mundi are: Adrian Buciu – flutes, shakers / Oana Ivaşcu – oboe, tambourine / Stefan Barbu – violin / Andreea Ţimiraş – cello / Cătălin Ștefănescu-Pătrașcu – cobza, guitar / Daniel Ivaşcu – bendir / Florin Ghenade – photo-video / Cristian Stănoiu – live video projections. The compositions and musical arrangements are signed by Cătălin Ștefănescu-Pătrașcu.
You can learn more about the work of the ensemble on www.imagomundi.ro.
An event organized by the Smetanova Litomyšl Festival and ISVOR Cultural Association, supported by the Romanian Cultural Institute in Prague.
