On Tour

A musical journey into the world of Czech composer Kryštof Harant (1564-1621) and his travel book that details his odyssey from Prague to Jerusalem by way of Venice, Cyprus, Sinai and Cairo. The internationally renowned vocal ensemble Cappella Mariana and Constantinople join forces to revisit Harant’s music and the music he would have heard on his extraordinary 17th-century expedition.

Even if more than 600 years separates the life of John-Sebastien Bach (1685 -1715) and Omar Khayam (1048 -1131), these two genius were made to meet each other.  Their visions of the world, as a perfect match of mathematics mastery and a super high level of spirituality, bring these two men in a delightful dialogue and traces a clear path to the sublime. In this program Constantinople brings these two artists into a dialogue, where the sacred and spirituality transcend borders. For this new creation Constantinople proposes arrangements of some of the most beautiful spiritual songs and arias of JS Bach in dialogue with poems of Omar Khayyam sung in Persian and responding to Bach’s songs. 

With the great master of the Spanish Renaissance, a truly golden age of polyphony came to light. They knew how to incorporate in a mainly French and Flemish context the tracks left by the Moores and Muslim cultures, so present in medieval Spain.

With Fahmi Alqhai, one of the greatest virtuoso of viola da gamba, and his Accademia del Piacere, an important ensemble of the Spanish early music, Constantinople started a musical journey between Iberian cultures and those from Perse and Central Asia, rediscovering music with sumptuous colours and a rare aesthetical richness.

This meeting and dialogue between the kora and the setar seemed to come from the depths of the earth, as though these instruments, along with the viola da gamba and percussion, had always existed side by side.

A Dialogue Between Cultures, Across Centuries and Music

Holland Baroque and Constantinople join forces for a unique collaboration inspired by the historical encounter between Francis of Assisi and Sultan Malek al-Kamil during the Crusades. Through this act of peace and dialogue, these two figures embodied mutual respect and a deep curiosity for one another—values that our ensembles seek to bring to life today.

A Dialogue Between Cultures, Across Centuries and Music

Holland Baroque and Constantinople join forces for a unique collaboration inspired by the historical encounter between Francis of Assisi and Sultan Malek al-Kamil during the Crusades. Through this act of peace and dialogue, these two figures embodied mutual respect and a deep curiosity for one another—values that our ensembles seek to bring to life today.

Kiya Tabassian, the musical explorer and master of the Persian setar, meets the ambassador of flamenco guitar, Dani de Morón, to create a musical painting rich in colors and perspectives.

In an exceptional musical dialogue, both sophisticated and accessible to all, the two virtuosos, surrounded by an outstanding percussionist, elevate and create new music inspired by their flamenco and Persian roots.

Between modality and colorful harmonies, captivating rhythms, and an overflowing synergy, the three masters take the audience on a journey full of discoveries.

The sense of wonder and inspiration known as the duende in flamenco and the hâl in Persian music reaches its peak here, transforming each moment of this concert into a state of grace and well-being for both the musicians and the audience.

A musical journey into the world of Czech composer Kryštof Harant (1564-1621) and his travel book that details his odyssey from Prague to Jerusalem by way of Venice, Cyprus, Sinai and Cairo. The internationally renowned vocal ensemble Cappella Mariana and Constantinople join forces to revisit Harant’s music and the music he would have heard on his extraordinary 17th-century expedition.

Kiya Tabassian, the musical explorer and master of the Persian setar, meets the ambassador of flamenco guitar, Dani de Morón, to create a musical painting rich in colors and perspectives.

In an exceptional musical dialogue, both sophisticated and accessible to all, the two virtuosos, surrounded by an outstanding percussionist, elevate and create new music inspired by their flamenco and Persian roots.

Between modality and colorful harmonies, captivating rhythms, and an overflowing synergy, the three masters take the audience on a journey full of discoveries.

The sense of wonder and inspiration known as the duende in flamenco and the hâl in Persian music reaches its peak here, transforming each moment of this concert into a state of grace and well-being for both the musicians and the audience.

A Dialogue Between Cultures, Across Centuries and Music

Holland Baroque and Constantinople join forces for a unique collaboration inspired by the historical encounter between Francis of Assisi and Sultan Malek al-Kamil during the Crusades. Through this act of peace and dialogue, these two figures embodied mutual respect and a deep curiosity for one another—values that our ensembles seek to bring to life today.

A Dialogue Between Cultures, Across Centuries and Music

Holland Baroque and Constantinople join forces for a unique collaboration inspired by the historical encounter between Francis of Assisi and Sultan Malek al-Kamil during the Crusades. Through this act of peace and dialogue, these two figures embodied mutual respect and a deep curiosity for one another—values that our ensembles seek to bring to life today.

Iranian musician Kiya Tabassian and his ensemble Constantinople present a contemporary reinterpretation of the Rubaiyat, the renowned collection of poems by Persian poet, astronomer, and mathematician Omar Khayyam. In collaboration with singer Ghalia Benali, they pay tribute to the legacy of Umm Kulthum, the iconic voice of Middle Eastern music, by revisiting the compositions of Riad Al Sunbati that brought these quatrains to life. Through new arrangements and original compositions by Tabassian, the project creates a vibrant dialogue between centuries-old Sufi poetry and the sounds of today, bridging Arab and Persian musical traditions.

A Dialogue Between Cultures, Across Centuries and Music

Holland Baroque and Constantinople join forces for a unique collaboration inspired by the historical encounter between Francis of Assisi and Sultan Malek al-Kamil during the Crusades. Through this act of peace and dialogue, these two figures embodied mutual respect and a deep curiosity for one another—values that our ensembles seek to bring to life today.

This concert revisits Andean and South American music through 17^th– and 18^th-century manuscripts, including Codice Trujillo and Codice Luz y Norte. Some popular oral traditions are added to the above sources to enrich the musical repertoire, in the image of these bright and colorful people.