Jiří Berger
studied at the Pardubice Conservatory and at the Institute of Musicology, Faculty of Arts, Charles University, Prague. In 2007, he graduated from the Hochschule für Musik “Carl Maria von Weber”, Dresden, in transverse flute, in a class led by Professor Eckart Haupt, a solo flutist of the Staatkapelle Dresden. During his studies, he received an exclusive grant from DAAD/Brücke-Most foundation. He participated in several master and interpretation courses focused on modern and baroque flute (Clara Novak, Robert Ehrlich, Ashley Salomon) and on the interpretation of old music (Händel-Akademie Karlsruhe – Jesper Christensen, Florilegium Musicum). He has long been devoted mainly to chamber playing and, together with the Trio Caros ensemble, has been cooperating with leading Dresden cultural and social institutions for several years.
flutes: flauto traverso - Martin Wenner after C. Palanca (ca 1760 a' 415), after J. Hotteterre (ca 1700 a' 392)
virginal: italian virginal - Becicka&Hüttel&Sefl after Honofrius Guarracinus (1661, a´392,415,440)

Lukáš Vytlačil
studied transverse flute and recorder at the Teplice Conservatory and, currently, is continuing his study in the conducting class led by Professor Jan Valta. In 2007, he received the Study Award from the Leoš Janáček Foundation. He participated in interpretation courses in Prague (Thijs van Baarsel) and Prachatice (Ashley Solomon, Peter Holtslag, Kerstin de Witt, James Johnstone). In 2002–2007, he worked as the art director in the Collegium Musica Antiqua Teplice, an ensemble which he founded, and in 2006–2008 as the choirmaster of the Fontána children’s choir in Teplice. He performed with a range of excellent musicians ((Riccardo Minasi, Edita Keglerová, Monika Štreitová, Martina Bernášková, etc.) and ensembles (North Bohemia Philharmonic Orchestra, Caecilia Chamber Orchestra, Chorus Carolinus, etc.). He has conducted ensembles such as Ensemble Inégal, Teplice Conservatory Symphony Orchestra or Děčín Choir and since 2004 has been an annual guest of the baroque festival Theatrum Kuks. He has been teaching at the Teplice Conservatory since 2005. Apart from music, he is interested in (and regularly writes about) the history of Czech aristocracy and castellology. He is also the art director of Ensemble Le Romain.
flutes: flauto traverso - Martin Wenner after C. Palanca (ca 1750 a' 415), after I. H. Rottenburg (ca 1720, a´ 392), after A. Grenser (ca 1790, a´ 430,440). flauto dolce: Joachim Rohmer after Pierre Jaillard Bressan (ca 1700, a´ 415)

Štěpánka Skalická
studied the piano at the Teplice Conservatory under Mgr. Hana Turková. It was at this school where she also started attending harpsichord classes led by Professor Rudolf Zelenka. She is currently studying the harpsichord at the Janáček Academy of Music and Performing Arts in Brno under Professor Barbara Marie Willi. She is actively devoted to chamber playing and during her studies she participated in interpretation courses and projects focused on chamber and solo playing, e.g. courses led by Thijs van Baarsel, Jacques Ogg, James Johnston, Ensemble Florilegium or Riccardo Minasi at the “Theatrum Kuks” festival. She has been working as an accompanist at the Teplice Conservatory.
cembalo: Jiří Vykoukal after Ruckers (1640).