shawms, dulcians, baroque and classical oboes
Hanna Geisel was born in Darmstadt (Germany) and started playing the oboe at the age of 14.
Since finishing her studies in modern oboe at the Hochschule für Musik Weimar in 2007, she has concentrated on historical double reed instruments from the middle ages to the classical period.
From 2007 to 2012 Hanna Geisel studied at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis, focusing on baroque and classical oboes as well as shawms, bombards and dulcians. In addition to that she also studied historical percussion.
Concerts, opera productions and recordings have taken her to Germany, Switzerland, France, Italy, England, Poland and Ukraine where she played with various ensembles, including La Cetra Barockorchester Basel, L'Arpa Festante and the Britten-Pears Baroque Orchestra and also the medieval and renaissance groups Mediva, I Fedeli and Les haulz et les bas.
In 2010 she took part at the 17éme Académie Européenne d'Ambronay under the direction of Hervé Niquet.
Hanna Geisel is also a founding member of the medieval and renaissance ensemble Mandragora and the baroque group La Guardia Irlandese.