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Ensemble
Moritz Plasse - Flute
Moritz Plasse was born in Hannover. He studied in Berlin, with Pierre-Yves Artaud at the CNSM in Paris and with
Michael Kofler at the Mozarteum in Salzburg. He received a scholarship from the DAAD in 1998/99. Master classes with J.-P. Rampal,
A. Nicolet, A. Marion, E. Pahud, P. Meisen, R. Greiss, M. Debost and B. Kuijken were important in his musical development. In 2000
he received his diploma with distinction. From 1998 to 2007 he played with the Camerata Salzburg, and since 1999 he has been a member
of the Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg. He has also played with the Mahler Chamber Orchestra and Munich Philharmonic under J. Levine,
K. Nagano and C. Thielemann. As an orchestra and chamber musician, he has performed in many European countries, and at some of the
most prestigious festivals in North and South America, Africa and Asia. Since 2009, Moritz Plasse has taught at the Salzburg Faculty
of the University of Florida. Since 2008 he has studied baroque flute with Marion Treupel-Franck in Munich. He also plays regularly
with Baroque Orchestras such as 'La Banda', 'Salzburg Barock' and 'Bachorchester Fürstenfeldbruck'.
Isabella Unterer - Oboe
Isabella
Unterer was born in Tyrol and had her first oboe lessons with E. Fintl at the Innsbruck Conservatoire. Her studies were continued
in Munich with Günther Passin. She was a member of Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra and, as a member of the Orchestra Academy of Munich,
played with the Bavarian State Opera and the Symphony Orchestra of the Bavarian Broadcasting Company under the baton of C. Kleiber,
L. Maazel, S. Celibidache, C. Abbado, R. Muti, Z. Meta and K. Nagano. Since 1998 Isabella Unterer has been solo oboist with the Mozarteum
Orchestra Salzburg. She is also a member of the Austrian Ensemble for New Music, much in demand as a chamber musician with various
groups and a regular guest performer with the Munich Chamber Orchestra, the Bavarian State Opera, the Munich ‘Klangverwaltung’ and
the Camerata Salzburg. For some time now, Isabella Unterer has also studied Psychokinesiology according to W. Huber and Logotherapy
according to V. Frankl at the Institute for Existential Analysis and Logotherapy in Salzburg.
Gábor Lieli - Clarinet
Gábor Lieli
was born in Budapest. He studied clarinet with Tamas Palancz in Pecs, and completed his studies with Emil Rieder at the Mozarteum
in Salzburg, receiving his diploma with distinction. He is the winner of many awards, including the Mozarteum’s Franz Kossak Prize.
Since 1992 he has been solo clarinettist with the Salzburg Chamber Philharmonic. From 1997 to 2005 he was a member of the teaching
staff at the Mozarteum Salzburg as well as guest professor at the University of Pecs and the Salzburg faculty at Redlands University
California. As chamber musician and soloist he has played many concerts in Europe and overseas, performing at the Salzburg Festival,
the Europe Festival in Rome and the Carinthian Summer Festival. Since 2004 he has taught clarinet at the Music School of Upper Austria,
and since 2006 he has been the artistic director of the Festival ‘Klassik am Inn’ in Upper Austria, which he helped initiate. Since
2009 Gabor Lieli has been chairman of the cultural society ‘Kulturwelle’ in Neumarkt am Wallersee.
Markus Hauser - French Horn
Markus
Hauser was born in Salzburg and grew up in St. Michael. He had his first horn lessons at the age of eleven with Alois Aigner, who
was solo horn player with the Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg at the time. From 1992 he studied horn at the Mozerteum in Salzburg
with Josef Mayr. In 1999 he completed his studies with Radovan Vlatkovic, receiving his diploma with distinction. Since 1997 he has
been a member of the Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg, a substitute with the Camerata Salzburg and second horn player with the Salzburg
Chamber Philharmonic. He had the opportunity to play with the Vienna Philharmonic under Kent Nagano and Lorin Maazel. He has also
studied the natural horn and has made highly successful appearances with the Viennese Academy under Martin Haselböck and Concentus
Musicus under Nikolaus Harnoncourt. In addition, Markus Hauser has made numerous performances as a chamber musician in various ensembles.
Christoph
Hipper - Bassoon
Christoph Hipper was born in Rosenheim. He studied bassoon with Milan Turkovic at the Mozarteum in Salzburg, later
with Daniele Damiano (Berlin Philharmonic) and Richard Galler (Vienna Symphony). He completed his studies with distinction, for which
he was also awarded a prize by the Austrian State. Since 1988 he has been bassoonist with the Camerata Salzburg. The most formative
influences on his musical development were Sandor Vegh, first of all, and in more recent years, vast input from violinist Leonidas
Kavakos. He has toured all the most prestigious international festivals and concert halls with the Camerata, conducted by Sandor Vegh,
Leonidas Kavakos, Sir Roger Norrington, Franz Welser-Möst and performing with numerous prominent soloists. From 1997 to 2004 Christoph
Hipper taught as assistant professor to Richard Galler at the Mozarteum. He also plays in several chamber music ensembles, from trio
to octet.