Raphaela was born in Ried, Austria. After completing her studies at the Wiener Hochschule für Musik und darstellende Kunst, cum laude, she continued studying recorder at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam with Walter van Hauwe. As a soloist and member of various ensembles Raphaela performed in The Purcell Room in London, the Metropolitan Museum in New York, the Cawaguchiko Hall in Tokyo, the Erasmushuis in Jakarta, at the Varna Summer Festival in Bulgaria, in the Izmir Concerthall in Turkey, the Concertgebouw Amsterdam.
Next to Ziggurat she is a member of the Renaissance ensemble Mezza Luna, the Turkish/Dutch Anatolia Ensemble and Ensemble Thuraia. She was awarded prizes at the International Recorder Symposium Calw in Germany, the Early music Festival in Belgium and at the International Gaudeamus Competition in the Netherlands. In 2002 Raphaela was teaching at the Hochschule der Künste in Berlin. Since 2002 Raphalea has been studying duduk with Gevorg Dabaghian in Yerevan, Armenia.
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More light than we can learn, More wealth than we can treasure, More love than we can earn, More peace than we can measure, Because one Child is born.
Raphaela! During the holidays, sweet thoughts of you come to mind as a wonderful friend. Seasons change and people change, but the way I feel about you will remain the same. All the thoughtful things you do mean so much and I only hope you know how special you'll always be to me.
May the gifts that only Christ can give you be yours this Christmas season and may His love, joy and peace continue to be abundantly yours throughout each day of the New Year. Nabeel
Thank you, Raphaela for the add. I greatly admire all the interesting and amazing talents you have and I am so honored for this friendship with you. Let us keep in touch.
Hallo Raphaela, wunderbare Simmung, ausdrucksvolle Musik: "Alhambra..." Dankeschön für Dein Interesse an meinen digitalen Tracks... Viel Erfolg auf Euren vielen Reisen... Herzlich aus Hamburg Udo