Hanspeter Spannring was born in Austria (Graz) and received the appreciation award from the Austrian ministry in 1987.
Hanspeter Spannring
Aanvoerder fluit
He also won several competitions, such as Jugend Musiziert and Wiener Internationales Musikseminar. Spannring has taught at the Musikschule in Graz since 1988 and is first flutist in the Graz Symphony Orchestra. He is also first flutist in the Croatian Chamber Orchestra of Zagreb. Since 1991 he has been first flutist of the Netherlands Philharmonic & Netherlands Chamber Orchestra.
Podcast with Hanspeter Spannring
By now, after 30 years as a flutist in the orchestra, he has been able to tick off almost all the works on his bucket list. Hanspeter Spannring talks about the changing cultural sector, musical pieces that have opened doors to a new world for him as well as an opera production that kept him from sleeping. He also shares why - even though he says he has the most beautiful profession there is - he is glad his sons did not become musicians.