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Haydn, Barytontrio No. 97, Allegro</div> <div>  <object width="225" height="350"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/lzBEdG_ZJHc"> </param> <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/lzBEdG_ZJHc" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="150"> </embed> </object>  </div> <bR> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#006699" FACE="Arial" ><I><IMG SRC="3a8d08b0.jpg" border=0 width="208" height="139" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></I></FONT><B>Michael Brüssing (Barytone)</B> born 1960 near Stuttgart,Germany</div> <div> After studies at the Hochschule für Musik in Stuttgart he studied Violoncello and Viola da gamba in Vienna and made his Viola da gamba diploma in Germany (Prof. Philippe Pierlot).</div> <div> Apart from his own Esterházy Ensemble he is member of  several other formations for early music.</div> <div> Several recordings, concerts in Europe, USA, South America and Asia.</div> <div> Teaching activities in Vienna and Switzerland, at the Masaryk University Brno (Viola da gamba and Baroque Cello) and at several courses throughout Europe.</div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><IMG SRC="3c8c8280.jpg" border=0 width="200" height="296" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></FONT><B>Maria Brüssing (Barytone, Baroque Cello)</B> born in Budapest</div> <div> studied violoncello at Béla Bartok Conservatory and at the Franz List Music Academy (Prof. Ferenc Rados and István Csurgay).  </div> <div> 1994 solo diploma.</div> <div> Afterwards studies with Prof. Valentin Erben (Alban Berg Quartett) and Viola da gamba with Prof. Jose Vazquez at the Music University of Vienna.</div> <div> Member of several orchestras in Vienna, CD and TV recordings.</div> <div> Teaching in Vienna and at courses in Hungary, Austria, Germany, Switzerland and Italy.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="3cddd930.jpg" border=0 width="221" height="147" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>András Bolyki (Viola)</B> born  in Budapest</div> <div> studied Viola at the Franz List Music Academy (Prof. Sándor Nagy) and chamber music with Prof. Ferenc Rados.</div> <div> 1993 solo diploma.</div> <div> 1988 1. prize at the Hungarian national viola contest</div> <div> 1990 special prize at the Cremona String quartet contest</div> <div> Since 1989 member of the Ferenc Erkel chamber orchestra and the Budapest National Philharmony.</div> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" >He is also well known as a singer, composer and song writer </FONT>(<A HREF="http://www.bolyki.hu/index_eng.php" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.bolyki.hu/index_eng.php"><U>Bolyki Brothers</U></A>)<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" >.</FONT></div> <div> Numerous Radio, TV and CD productions.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>