Musica Florea is a Prague-based ensemble for historically informed performance, founded in 1992 by cellist and conductor Marek Štryncl. Playing on period instruments and grounding its work in archival research, the group covers repertoire from the early Baroque to the 19th century, with a particular focus on neglected Czech composers. Over three decades it has earned international recognition including the Diapason d'Or, the Czech Golden Harmony award (1997), and the Cannes Classical Award (2003) for its recording of Zelenka's coronation drama Sub olea pacis.
Musica Florea will present in July 2026 at Prague's Studio Hrdinů a new stage premiere of Zelenka's coronation play Sub olea pacis et palma virtutis based on sources from 1723.
For the 2026 season, the ensemble prepared the Musica Florea Bohemia 2026 cycle with seven programs from Baroque to Romanticism, which runs from March 17 to December 3 at various venues throughout the Czech Republic.
In March 2026, Musica Florea opened the season with a tour program Stabat Mater dedicated to Spanish Baroque - in Prague, Nymburk and Brno - in collaboration with soprano Beatriz Lafont Murcia.
Musica Florea performed at the 81st International Music Festival Prague Spring 2026 with a program featuring Mozart's Coronation Mass and Schumann's Requiem.
As part of the Musica Florea Bohemia 2025 cycle, the ensemble presented a program dedicated to musical improvisation of the 17th century with works by Adam Michna z Otradovic, Biber, Finger and Holan Rovenský.
A Baroque spectacle with the orchestra Musica Florea and choir Collegium Floreum performing a staged version of Zelenka's masterwork, featuring historical choreography and costumes.
A Baroque opera by Jan Dismas Zelenka performed by the orchestra Musica Florea with the choir Collegium Floreum. The production combines music with historical choreography and sets inspired by Prague's Clementinum architecture.
An opera about the first master of light in Baroque theatre, performed in the courtyard of the historic Kuks Hospital. Music by Jan Jirásek, directed by Petr Hašek.
Musica Florea presents world premieres of Jan Křtitel Vaňhal symphonies once conducted by Joseph Haydn, reviving a neglected Czech Classicist master.