Ensemble Ricercata is the residential group of Devín Radio. It was established from the urgent need to record classical chamber music of Slovak authors, as well as to popularize and open Slovak works to the audience through attractive dramaturgy.
Members of the ensemble are prominent Slovak artists desired also in the foreign cultural environment, which are grouped under the direction of the pianist, conductor and organizer of music life in Slovakia Ivan Šiller.
From September to December in 2014 it realized a series of 4 concerts named “Stretneme sa na pódiu”/We Will Meet on the Stage (names of concerts – Happy Birthday, Daniel; Concertino; IL BENE, Ligeti+;). In addition to the permanent members of the group, a number of leading domestic and foreign performers also performed – violist Peter Dvorský, hornist Jan Musil (Czech Republic), oboist Jan Souček (Czech Republic), bassoonist Jan Hudeček (Czech Republic), violist Juraj Tomka, flutist Daniel Havel (Czech Republic) and cellist Balázs Adorján (Czech Republic).
Ensemble Ricercata also in 2015 realized a cycle of concerts, which were held in the Slovak Radio Large Concert Hall.