Duo Seraphim
Biography Duo Seraphim
Duo Seraphim
Britta Hauenschild and Andreas Düker have been working together on music in a variety of ensembles for almost 20 years. Since 2010 they comprise DUO SERAPHIM, performing music that is especially close to their hearts: music of the Renaissance. An understanding of historical performance practices is just as important to the duo as playing inspired, passionate and melodious music together.
Britta Hauenschild
studied the modern concert flute at the University of Music Detmold / Münster (Germany). Afterwards she specialized in playing historical flutes while studying at the Academy of Early Music in Bremen (Germany) under Professor Marten Root. Numerous master classes, including classes under Paul Meisen, Robert Aitken and Barthold Kuijken, extended her education in modern and historical flutes. Today she feels just as at home on the classical multi-keyed flute as she does on the baroque transverse flute. However, her very special love is for the clear, rich tonal colour and fine sound of the Renaissance flute, and for the literature of the era. She is a member of numerous chamber music ensembles. Moreover, she participates in CD, radio and television productions and is highly in demand as a flutist for a variety of ensembles and orchestras.
Andreas Düker
studied classical guitar in Kassel (Germany) under Wolfgang Lendle. He graduated as an artist specializing in the lute in 1996 under Professor Stephen Stubbs at the University of the Arts in Bremen (Germany). He has participated in numerous master classes, including under Frank Bungarten, Paul O‘Dette and Hopkinson Smith. In addition to the Renaissance lute, he has mastered the chitarrone, vihuela, baroque lute and baroque guitar. He also interprets guitar music from the classical and early Romantic periods on instruments of the era. His concert performances include participation in various operas in Germany and other parts of the world, as well as numerous performances both as a soloist and in ensembles. He received an honourable mention in the international “Musica Antiqua” competition in Brügge in 1996 as the best lutenist. He participates in the production of CDs and broadcast productions and performs at a wide variety of festivals.
