Svapinga Consort

The next Musica Poetica concert celebrates Franz Danzi, with music by both him and Margarethe Danzi, as well as Johann Hummel. Performed by Students of the Historical Performance Institute, University of Music and Performing Arts Munich
📆Sunday, 26 April 2026, 11:15 AM
📍Albert-Lempp-Saal, Kreuzkirche München .kreuzkirche_muenchen

Getting to know this beauty for our Good Friday concert 🕯️ Original Baumbach fortepiano, 1790,
masterfully restored by the atelier🤩

We are getting ready for a very special weekend! Our soloists and will bring a true historical gem to life: a grand fortepiano by Thomas Tomkison, dating back to around 1806.
Tomkison was one of London’s elite makers, ranking right alongside Broadwood and Clementi. His pianos were so stable and brilliant that they were exported across the globe, from the Spanish court to Australia. He even served as the official maker to the Prince of Wales (later King George IV).
Join us for our open dress rehearsal (with commentary) tomorrow! 🗓 Saturday, Jan 24 | 3 pm
The Main Concert: 🗓 Sunday, Jan 25 | 6 pm 📍 .kreuzkirche_muenchen Albert-Lempp-Saal, Kreuzkirche München-Schwabing

Unfortunately, Christine Schornsheim has had to withdraw from the upcoming concert due to illness. We are very grateful to the brilliant keyboardist  for stepping in at the last minute! Equally at home as a soloist, collaborator, and composer, Charles Berofsky seeks to engage audiences through a myriad of styles and genres of music. The American pianist grew up in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and studied in Boston and Rochester, New York.
Last year, Charles released his debut album with his father, violinist Aaron Berofsky. The album features four of Mozart’s violin sonatas performed on period instruments. He has performed on harpsichord and fortepiano in Munich and Bad Krozingen in Germany, as well as in Orford, Quebec, and at Cornell University and the Oberlin Conservatory in the USA.
As a contemporary pianist, he has been a prizewinner at various piano competitions, including the Concurso Internacional de Piano de Campillos (1st prize), the New York International Piano Competition (3rd prize), and the Thousand Islands International Piano Competition (1st prize).
Prof. Christine Schornsheim (harpsichord, fortepiano) and Prof. Antti Siirala (modern piano) are among his most influential teachers at the University of Music and Performing Arts, Munich 📸 P. Smith

The next concert is calling! The Birth of the Piano in London🇬🇧🎹
and on an original English fortepiano by Tomkison
📆Sunday, Jan 25, 2026, 6 pm
Open Dress Rehearsal: Saturday, Jan 24, 2026, 3 pmkreuzkirche_muenchen

Our first Musica Poetica concert of the season 2025/26 is dedicated to the singer of melancholy John Dowland🥀 Join us for refined consort music for violas da gamba and recorders. We are delighted to welcome students from the for the very first time, performing alongside students from
📆 18 January 2026 11:15 AM
📍Munich. Albert-Lempp-Saal .kreuzkirche_muenchen

Happy New Year!

A little insight into our days with students from Gisela Gymnasium. We talked about historical instruments, Bach and Anna Amalie of Prussia. They also got to experience our rehearsal up close

At the beginning of our project for students from Giselagymnasium visited our rehearsal to learn about Bach, the Prussian princess Anna Amalie, and the sound of the 18th century. You also have a chance to listen to us tonight at 18:00 at the .kreuzkirche_muenchen

Frederick the Great plays the flute, surrounded by musicians, among them, his sister Princess Anna Amalie. They shared much in common: both played the flute, both composed. But Anna Amalie also created a remarkable collection of music manuscripts, much of this repertoire might have been lost without her. We’re delighted to present our next program as part of the celebrating the princess and her fascinating musical taste
🎵 Svapinga Consort | 📆 15 Nov 2025 3:00 PM | 16 Nov 2025 6:00 PM | .kreuzkirche_muenchen

Take a look into our world through some of the manuscripts and facsimiles we work with while preparing for