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Guna Aboltina

Latvia

Date of birth: 13.08.84 (27)

Cello

Igor Armani

Italy

Date of birth: 09.07.83 (28)

Clarinet

I was born in Trento in 1983 and I started to play clarinet at the age of 10 but it was only after having tried twice unsuccesfully to get into the Conservatory of my city that I found in Lorenzo Guzzoni and Primo Borali the teachers who gave me my education. In 2004 I moved to Hannover to study with Johannes Peitz. During my studies in Germany I took part to several competition in Italy where I collected only second prizes. After graduating, in february 2009, I decided to stay in Hannover, where I still share an appartment with friends.

Luca Bacelli

Italy

Date of birth: 20.11.80 (31)

Cello

Nicola Bignami

Italy

Date of birth: 28.06.78 (33)

Violin

I was born in Bologna in a family of musicians, my grand-father Otello was a violin maker, my father, is himself a violinist and my aunt violist. I studied in Bologna, Florence and Parma.I always thought i had to play an instrument to the purpose to perform with other musicians.I love chamber music and expecially the music of '900. Hobby? I like very much basketball and chess playng! Love??? I am married with Michela and my son Cristiano will be born in November next!

Lorenza Borrani

Italy

Date of birth: 26.03.83 (28)

Violin

Francesco Bossaglia

Italy

Date of birth: 01.11.80 (31)

Horn

Ursina Braun

Switzerland

Date of birth: 27.04.92 (19)

Cello

I love to marvel over the variety, deepness and agility, which I discover in music. Together with “spira“ it’s a unique, indescribable experience. I feel like a little part of one big energy and am overjoyed while playing with them. It’s satisfying to hand on this joy to the audience.

Luise Buchberger

Germany

Date of birth: 05.04.84 (27)

Cello

Miriam Caldarini

Italy

Date of birth: 15.03.79 (32)

Clarinet

Kathrin von Cube

Germany / Switzerland

Viola

Kathrin von Cube was born in Berlin (1979) and had her first violin lesson when she was 9 years old. After a short time she switched to viola, where she quickly showed talent in string quartet and orchestral playing. After graduating she studied Music, German, Philosophy and Art History in Freiburg, Stuttgart, Luzern and Basel. Her greatest passion, besides music, are the mountains. Von Cube currently lives in Graubünden (Switzerland).

Michal Ďuriš

Slovakia

Date of birth: 27.07.83 (28)

Violin

I was born in Czechoslovakia, since 1989 I lived in Czech and Slovak Federal Republic and since 1993 I live in Slovak Rebuplic. When I was 18 I felt grown up, handsome, smart and self-confindent. When I was 21 I was wondering, how could I be so stupid. I definitely knew I wasn't so grown up but at least I stayed handsome, self-confident and smart. When I was 23 I felt just self-confident and smart. When I was 25 I felt smart. Now I am 27, I feel I should be meek and humble. I am wondering how will I feel next year...

Michele Fattori

Italy

Date of birth: 22.12.82 (29)

Bassoon

Nicolas Fleury

France

Date of birth: 07.09.87 (24)

Horn

Twenty-two year old Nicolas Fleury began studying the French and natural horn at the age of eight. He left the Royal College of Music (London) with distinction (Tagore Gold Medal) last year where he studied French horn with Timothy Brown and Sue Dent with a full scholarship. Nicolas is very proud to have performed the Schumann Konzerstuck with the Spira horn section and the Exeter Symphony Orchestra right after a performance of Brahms first serenade with the Spira!

Timoti Fregni

Italy

Date of birth: 24.03.80 (31)

Violin

Timoti lives a life "à rebours": he started studying viola at the age of 8, then switched to violin few years later. At 14, when it was time to start doing things seriously, he gave up with violin and played piano, guitar and bass guitar. Three years later, when his decision was well established, he decided to go back to conservatory. His Mum said that when he was practicing as a child, he was often saying "Can't I practice the violin without being forced to hear myself???". He doesn't remember it, but it's definitely possible. He's been very lucky in his musical life, but managed to be miserable trying to deserve afterwards what he had already achieved. According to someone's opinion, he actually deserved it already: he doesn't agree with that. It's worth to say that he's proudly a not ambitious person. He likes to have an opinion on anything, he likes even more to change it. He likes people who read more than reading himself, and listening to music himself more than people who listen to music. He's quite scared by people who like everything and by people that everyone likes. He definitely doesn't belong to any of the above mentioned categories.

Gabriele Gombi

Italy

Date of birth: 10.02.84 (28)

Bassoon

After 15 years of study, several qualifications, refinements, and masters in Italy and Switzerland, he does'nt feel satisfied: he is still searching about and he still wants to travel. Travel to find out, for fun, to explore, to know .. The last trip backwards, studying, after the modern, the baroque and the classical bassoons. In numerous concerts throughout Europe he has made the acquaintance, in important orchestras, of dozens of talented musicians interested in a similar research that never ends ...Like one Spira.

Olga Hansen

Germany

Date of birth: 03.03.83 (28)

Viola

I am devoted to chocolate as well as honey, love sketching faces and eyes. I have gathered a wealth of techniques to overcome my nervousness such as imagining my favorite horse Franzl standing besides me. That does help every now and then! Apart from that detours are my special interest. They are more beautiful than their uncalled-for reputation but above all they keep living fascinating

Simone Jandl

Germany

Date of birth: 14.05.83 (28)

Viola

Tom Kane

Northern Ireland

Horn

Tom Kane™ grew up in the blood stained streets of the North of Ireland. Tom hates fish and is proud of the fact that he can drag twice his body weight up a tree. In a recent tree ascent competition Tom Kane™ was able to ascend higher up a tree than Katy Woolley!

Suyeon Kang

Australia

Date of birth: 23.06.89 (22)

Violin

A 21-year old of South-Korean descent, owning an Australian passport, and living in Germany. Passions include the violin, old films, composing, reading, writing and beer. Extremely disorganised and has to date never kept a diary for longer than two weeks. Greatest regrets and embarrassments in life so far are the inability to ride a bicycle (she has tried at the ripe old age of 21 but has failed spectacularly), and the utter inability to dance. Has retained her childlike love of fairytales, and will probably still believe in the existence of the toothfairy at the age of 80. Favourite quote: from Groucho Marx (American comedian and film star): “A child of five would understand this. Get someone to fetch a child of five.”

Anna Krimm

Germany

Date of birth: 11.11.79 (32)

Viola

Anna adores everything that`s linked with music, loves cooking and eating cakes and owns a sailing- but not a driving permission

Paolo Lambardi

Italy

Date of birth: 25.08.80 (31)

Violin

He would have liked to be a professional soccer player, but with the violin it was possible to gain much more… instead of inter or Milan he preferred to play in Spira!! From Florence he loves to travel to reach the variety of different cultures in the world. He join with happiness the teacher activity and the performer one.

Andrea Landi

Italy

Date of birth: 14.02.82 (30)

Cello

Andrea Mascetti

Switzerland

Date of birth: 14.11.78 (33)

Violin

Santiago Medina

Colombia

Date of birth: 27.09.85 (26)

Violin

I was born in the beautiful land of Colombia in a home of music lovers, and before learning to play the violin I learnt to sing the popular songs of my country surrounded by friends, my family and an environment full of joy. That is what I still think music is all about…and yes, some practicing! Someone I greatly admire once said: “The future of the classical musician is to become a musical polyglot”. My treasures…Miguel de Unamuno, Juan Quintero y Luna Monti, E.E. Cummings, Woody Allen, José Saramago, Mercedes Sosa, beer and music with friends and homemade colombian food.

Simon Menin

Switzerland

Date of birth: 02.11.76 (35)

Trumpet

Originally from Switzerland, Simon has lived and worked in various countries in Europe, America, and Asia. Additionally to performing with different orchestras and chamber ensembles, he has also been playing with several commercial pop groups. Simon is a big advocate of the importance and benefits of a comprehensive musical education and has been involved in numerous international music courses and educational projects.

Antonio Mercurio

Italy

Date of birth: 13.03.78 (33)

Doublebass

Anne Parisot

France

Date of birth: 07.11.81 (30)

Flute

Anne was born in France and started travelling at a very youmg age in her parents luggage. At the age of 19, she settled in the nice town of Freiburg in the Blackforest with her flute, her sewing machine and her jewels… There she met very enthusiastic people and discovered the pleasure of playing music on period instruments. She even started a collection of flutes. After 10 years living in Germany, she starts to master the difficulties of german, but has know a hard time pronunciating italian and English, Spira official languages. Hopefully she will make it someday, travelling for the sake of music.

Katharina Naomi Paul

Germany

Date of birth: 13.08.82 (29)

Violin

Francesca Piccioni

Italy

Date of birth: 06.06.84 (27)

Viola

Simone Roggen

New Zealand

Date of birth: 16.11.80 (31)

Violin

People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in their true beauty is revealed only if there is light from within. ~Elisabeth Kübler-Ross

Juan Sebastián Ruiz

Panama

Date of birth: 28.11.72 (39)

Doublebass

Franziska Schötensack

Italy

Date of birth: 06.12.87 (24)

Violin

I was born in Assisi, my mother is Italian and my father German. I've spent the first 10 years of my life there, the next 11 in Milan. Since about a year ago my base is in Berlin, where I study with the Artemis Quartet together with the other members of Lyskamm Quartet, in which I play the second violin. Non-verbal comunication facinates me, and that's one of the reasons I've always loved making music together with other people.Sharing music with others creates a kind of contact that allows you to feel them at a deep level. This is very rare in other occasions. In the future I would also like to work with children, expecially very little ones. I like hills and the sea... I would like to travel and explore the world...

Antoine Siguré

France

Date of birth: 31.07.86 (25)

Timpani

Discovering historical timpani a few years ago with Marie-Ange Petit has been a huge change in my "musical world", and my passion for baroque and classical percussion hasn't stopped growing ever since. Finding them much more interesting and challenging than the "modern" ones, also bringing warmer and richer contrasts and colors to the orchestra, I try to use them as much as possible. Being able to combine Vienna's finest Schnellar timpani with such an incredible adventure that is Spira Mirabilis is an amazing musical and human dream coming true for the timpanist that I am. Currently living in Brussels, I also studied singing and sound-engineering before focussing on timpani and percussion. My hobbies? Scuba diving, cooking, composing, playing alternative rock with my brother (a guitarist), or simply spending a nice evening amongst my best friends.

Luca Stocco

Italy

Date of birth: 10.07.80 (31)

Oboe

Giacomo Tesini

Italy

Date of birth: 10.07.84 (27)

Violin

Tommaso Tesini

Italy

Date of birth: 11.06.87 (24)

Cello

I'm Tommaso. when I was a child,I loved three things that made me becoming who I'm today: Music (I fell in love with Verdi's Opera) Cinema (Fellini,Chaplin and Hitchcock are several of my best directors) Bologna fc, my city's glorious football club. I'm studing cello at the music school in Karlsuhe

Marco Toro

Italy

Date of birth: 23.12.80 (31)

Trumpet

Alja Velkaverh

Slovenia

Date of birth: 15.05.82 (29)

Flute

Andrea Vonk

United States

Date of birth: 03.11.80 (31)

Trumpet

I started playing the trumpet at the age of 10 in the school band programme in Michigan, USA. I never dreamt that music would take me on such an exciting journey through many parts of America, Europe and Asia! I've come to realise how important a comprehensive musical education is, and hope to help develop a positive attitude toward music education in society. Currently I live in Dublin, Ireland with my husband and two cats.