The Second Cycle, titled “Active Pasts” and curated by distinguished conductor Markellos Chryssicos, is grounded in the belief that Early Music is not an outdated fossil but an active field of listening and reinterpretation that continues to generate new meanings even today. In this context, new commissions from Greek composers, jazz interpretations of Bach’s variations, electronic sounds, and sound and lighting design create a seamless artistic setting in which the historical material is reactivated.

The concert “Camino medieval: The Long Pilgrimage Of Faith” reconstructs a historical journey through the “Way of Saint James.” It refers to a network of pilgrimage routes that, starting from various cities in Europe, end at the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in northwestern Spain. This Cathedral houses the relics of Saint James and has been a major pilgrimage destination since its construction in the 11th century, highlighting, through the journeys and personal experiences of each pilgrim, a broader network of humanism and cultural exchange.  Through original texts, melodies, liturgical hymns, voices, medieval instruments, and video projections, we will follow Tobias Schlierf on his 850-km-long journey, with each piece also marking a stop on an inward journey and offering an experience that bridges the past and the present. The performance will feature works from the Codex Calixtinus and the Las Huelgas Codex, as well as pieces by Guillaume (William) IX d’Aquitaine and Theobald of Navarre, among others.