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Barocco sempre giovane

Czech chamber ensemble Barocco sempre giovane was founded in 2004 and is made up of outstanding young professional musicians. Originally, it specialised in the interpretation of High Baroque compositions (hence the ensemble’s name), but today its repertoire includes works from all stylistic periods, including 21st century music. It has also premiered several compositions by contemporary authors.
Barocco sempre giovane is invited to perform at major music festivals both in the Czech Republic and abroad; its concerts have been broadcast on television and radio, it records CDs, and organises its own subscription concert series.
Barocco sempre giovane collaborates with leading Czech and international artists. It pays special attention to working with young performers who are laureates of major international competitions, particularly winners of Prague Spring Competition, Fritz Kreisler Competition in Vienna, Queen Elisabeth Competition in Brussels and Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow.

Kristýna Kůstková

Soprano Kristýna Kůstková is currently pursuing a doctoral degree at the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (AMU). In 2022, she received the Bauše Ruys Award, presented to the Academy’s outstanding student of the year. She also holds a Master’s degree from the Mannes School of Music in New York. During her time in the United States, she performed at prestigious venues and collaborated regularly with the Czech Center New York. In recognition of her contribution to promoting Czech culture in the United States, she was awarded the Gold Crystal Heart Award in 2020.

Kristýna began her operatic career with the Children’s Opera Prague, where she performed from the age of seven on the stages of the National Theatre in Prague. As a member of the company, she also participated in international tours, several CD recordings, and the Czech Television educational series Opera nás baví (“Opera Is Fun”). She is a laureate and winner of numerous national vocal competitions. In 2024, she was awarded Second Prize at the A. Belli International Singing Competition in Italy, which led to her engagement in the opera program for the 2024–2026 seasons. During this period, she performed in contemporary and modern operas at Teatro Caio Melisso and Teatro Nuovo Gian Carlo Menotti in Spoleto. For her artistic achievements during the 2024 season, she received the Spoleto Gioielli Award for Best Singer, followed by the Special Prize for her portrayal of Marini in 2025. At Teatro Nuovo, she also appeared as Lavia in the opera Hadrian during the Festival dei Due Mondi, performing alongside internationally acclaimed soloists accompanied by the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra.

In addition to her operatic career, Kristýna is an active concert artist, performing throughout the Czech Republic as well as internationally, including in Italy and France. She collaborates regularly with the chamber ensemble Barocco sempre giovane and with RunOperun on innovative and interdisciplinary projects. She is also a frequent guest artist with opera houses and theatres across the Czech Republic.

Bella Adamova

Mezzo-soprano Bella Adamova moves with natural ease through different musical periods, genres, and cultures, but the focus of her artistic interest is song. Her repertoire ranges from Baroque compositions to contemporary works and includes German songs and Russian romances. With her deeply and thoughtfully crafted song recitals, she has performed at major venues and festivals such as Prague Spring, Heidelberger Frühling, St. Wenceslas Music Festival (SHF), Lednice-Valtice Music Festival, Music is… festival and Villa Senar, Sergei Rachmaninoff’s residence in Switzerland.
Bella Adamova has won many awards at prestigious international singing competitions. Together with pianist Malte Schäfer, they are laureates of the Franz Schubert and Modern Music International Competition in Graz in the “song duo” category, and in 2022 she won the main prize in the oratorio category at the international singing competition in ‘s-Hertogenbosch. She is also a sought-after opera singer.
Bella sings and improvises in a duo with pianist Michael Gees, with whom she released her first joint album, Blooming, in 2019. Their second CD, entitled “There is home” (2023), offers an unconventional concept in which songs by Pavel Haas, Benjamin Britten, Gustav Mahler, and Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky are freely interwoven and organically interspersed with improvisations on selected poems.