Fiori Musicali Austria
The ensemble Fiori Musicali Austria was founded by harpsichordist Marinka Brecelj with the idea of playing early music from Italy. The programming has expanded over the years, and even though the focus has remained on Italy, crossover elements currently enrich the musical spectrum. The ensemble's repertoire is constantly opening up to elements of traditional Italian, Sephardic, Turkish, Syrian or South American music.

Marinka Brecelj
was born in Bolzano, where she received her diploma in piano as a concert subject. She then studied harpsichord, piano and ensemble conducting at the Vienna Conservatory and the "G. Verdi" Conservatory in Milan. At the same time she studied musicology at the University of Bologna where she graduated with distinction in 1994.

As a harpsichordist she has performed in several cities in Italy, Austria, Germany, Sweden, Slovenia, Colombia, Peru and Mexico. She has participated in several festivals and concert cycles as a soloist (Wiener Festwochen, Intenationales-Komponistinnen-Festival in Kassel, Jeunesse in Milan, Festival Alte Musik Rovinj).

In 2002 she founded the early music ensemble "fiori musicali austria" with which she performs extensively.

Her extensive repertoire includes works from the Baroque period as well as contemporary compositions; some of them have been dedicated to her.