Praised for her "exceptional musicality" and "maturity far beyond her years", Miriam Helms Ålien is one of the most exciting young artists to emerge from Norway in recent years. She began playing the violin at the age of 6 1⁄2 and has, since her solo debut at the age of 8, appeared as a soloist with orchestras all across Europe. Recent highlights include performances with the Norwegian Radio Orchestra and the Arctic Philharmonic, as well as chamber music appearances at prestigious venues such as the Berlin Konzerthaus, Franz Liszt Academy (Budapest) and the Louvre (Paris). Miriam was recently named an exclusive recording artist for Lawo classics, and was also appointed professor of violin at the UiT Arctic University last year. In the last few seasons, she has premiered numerous pieces written for her, amongst them M.Paus' Violin Concerto "Voyage", released as a live-recording on Sheva Contemporary. Since 2019, Miriam is the artistic director of FESTIVALTA, the world's northernmost chamber music festival of its kind. Here she hosts artists like Gidon Kremer, Bruno Philippe, Laura van der Heijden, the Doric String Quartet and Radovan Vlatković. Miriam completed her studies at the Kronberg Academy under the guidance of Prof. Ana Chumachenco, after also finishing postgraduate and graduate studies with her in Munich. Further inspiration has come from Tabea Zimmermann, Steven Isserlis and András Schiff. Miriam plays a 1689 Stradivarius "the Ragin" on generous loan from ASAF - Anders Sveaas Almennyttige Fond.

The South Korean cellist Yehjin Chun, co-founder of the Tonhain Kollektiv, began playing the cello at the age of five. From the age of 16, she studied with Konstantin Heidrich at the Berlin University of the Arts, where she subsequently continued her studies with Jens Peter Maintz. In summer 2021, she completed her concert exam at the Weimar University of Music with Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt. In addition to her studies, she received further musical inspiration from David Geringas, Heinrich Schiff and Christian Poltéra. She has won several prizes at national and international competitions and reached the final of the International Isang Yun Competition in 2018, where she was also awarded the Seong-Yawng Park Special Prize. As a soloist, she has performed with orchestras such as the Thuringia Philharmonic Orchestra, the Jena Philharmonic Orchestra and the Tongyeong Festival Orchestra. She is currently a regular member (solo cello) of the Kammerphilharmonie Metamorphosen Berlin. She plays a cello by Giovanni Grancino, Milan 1705.

American cellist Rainer Crosett, a co-founder of Tonhain Kollektiv, performs throughout the U.S. and Europe as a soloist and chamber musician. As a recipient of the 2018 Pierre Fournier Award, he made his recital debut at Wigmore Hall and his concerto debut with the Philharmonia Orchestra of London. A passionate chamber musician, he regularly performs at festivals such as Yellow Barn, the Perlman Music Program, Prussia Cove, the Trondheim Chamber Music Festival, and Music@Menlo. In recent years he has performed with renowned musicians* such as Robert Levin, Laurence Lesser, Donald Weilerstein, Cho-Liang Lin, the Neue Vocalsolisten Stuttgart, and Kim Kashkashian. Since 2014, he has been Artistic Director of Project LENS, an interdisciplinary ensemble founded in Boston, USA. Rainer is currently completing his studies at the University of the Arts with Prof. Jens Peter Maintz.

Rachel Fenlon is a soprano, pianist, and composer who has carved a unique career on the classical stages of the world. Known for performing self-accompanied song recitals, she also appears widely as an opera and chamber music soloist. Her debut album Winterreise (October 2024) received widespread acclaim, named Album of the Week by BBC Radio 3, CBC, and Gramophone Magazine, and Album of the Month by Classic 106 FM. CBC praised it as “an outstanding new record... extraordinary,” and BBC Radio 3 called it “extraordinary and spellbinding.” It is the first self-accompanied Winterreise ever recorded. Rachel has performed across Europe, the UK, Canada, Brazil, and the U.S., with appearances at Konzerthaus Berlin, Martha Argerich Festival, Juan March Madrid, Vancouver Recital Society, Oxford Lieder Festival, Music Toronto, Salle Bourgie Montreal, Settimane Musicali di Ascona, and the National Arts Centre. In March 2025, Rachel made her U.S. debut at SXSW Festival in Austin, bringing classical music to one of the world’s most influential pop festivals. A composer herself, Rachel frequently performs works by living composers including Chaya Czernowin, Samy Moussa, Matthias McIntire, Caroline Shaw, and others. Her own compositions explore voice, piano, and electronics. Rachel recently composed a chamber opera, Pierrot entre 3 lunes, which is set to premiere at the Festival d’Opéra de Québec in August 2025. Rachel is especially drawn to work with synthesizers and electronics in both her compositions and solo performances.

Violinist Benjamin Günst, born in Kiel in 2002, is one of the most promising musicians of his generation. In 2025, he was named a prize winner at the German Music Competition. Prior to that, he also won first prize, the audience prize, and the prize for the best interpretation of the commissioned work at the Max Rostal International Violin Competition in 2024. In addition, he received the City of Kiel Culture Award in the same year. In his younger years, he was a multiple national prize winner at Jugend Musiziert (also as a pianist). He is currently studying with Prof. Antje Weithaas at the Hanns Eisler Academy of Music in Berlin. As a soloist, he has performed with orchestras such as the Kammerakademie Potsdam, the Kiel Philharmonic, the Karlovy Vary Symphony Orchestra, the Mendelssohn Chamber Orchestra Leipzig, and the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra. As an enthusiastic chamber musician, he is a regular guest at festivals such as the Heidelberg Spring, the Beethovenfest Bonn, the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival, and the Festival Internacional de Música Pau Casals. He has shared the stage with musicians such as Mischa Maisky, Nicholas Altstaedt, Veronika Eberle, Fabian Müller, and Daniel Hope. He also regularly assists the first violins of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. Since December 2023, he has been playing a violin by Domenico Montagnana (1733), which was loaned to him by Florian Leonhard Fine Violins.

Pianist Yehuda Inbar is gaining international recognition as one of today’s most intriguing and enterprising young artists. Inbar's debut album was released in 2019 by Oehms Classics and features Schubert’s unfinished sonatas and Schubert-inspired new music. Numerous enthusiastic reviews have praised his interpretations as well as his innovative and adventurous approach to programming, including the Sunday Times (UK), Diapason (France), and PianoNews (Germany). Selected by the Kirckman Concert Society, he has performed in such venues as the Royal Festival Hall, St John’s Smith Square, St Martin-in-the-Fields (playing-directing Mozart with the Brandenburg Sinfonia), Konzerthaus Berlin, and the Tel Aviv Museum of Art. He has also performed as soloist with the Haifa Symphony, Netanya Kibbutz Chamber Orchestra, Ashdod Symphony, and St. John's Chamber Orchestra. He performed in China, the USA, and Europe, and participated in such festivals such as the Beethoven Fest in Bonn, Spoleto Due Mondi, Havelländische Musikfest, Yellow Barn, Dartington Summer Festival, Aegean Arts Festival and others. His playing has been broadcast live on BBC Radio 4, German TV ZDF, Classic FM, and Kol Hamusica (Israel). He has curated concert series in Tel Aviv and London, and recently founded Responses Culture Society e.V which promotes the interaction between different forms of art as well as support values of democracy, social equality, and peace. Inbar studied with Joanna MacGregor and Stephen Kovacevich among others, and completed his PhD at the Royal Academy of Music in London receiving the MacFarren Gold Medal, the Lloyds Prize for the best piano recital, and the Lilian Davies Prize.

Mayumi Kanagawa is a Berlin based, Japanese-American violinist known for her rich, dark sound and focused, engaging musicality. Prizewinner at the 2019 Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow and 2018 Long-Thibaud Crespin competition in Paris, she is establishing herself as a soloist and chamber musician in Japan, Europe, and North America. The 2023-24 season includes solo reengagements with the leading orchestras of Japan including NHK, Tokyo Metropolitan, Yomiuri, Sapporo Symphony orchestras and debuts with the Macao and Gunma Symphony Orchestras with conductors such as Charles Dutoit, Marc Piollet, Sylvain Cambreling, Nodoka Okisawa, and Kazuhiro Koizumi. Chamber music and duo recitals with colleagues including Yu Kosuge and the Lazarus Quartet as well as musical theater projects bring Mayumi to Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Spain and England, among others. Mayumi has performed with many orchestras including the Mariinsky Orchestra, Belgian National Symphony, Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen and Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Her unique talent for communicating the love and joy of music making in varied repertoire and venues have also brought her to many outreach programs and schools around the world, from San Francisco to Novosibirsk. Mayumi’s musical education has been shaped by Kolja Blacher, Yoshiko Nakura, Masao Kawasaki, and Robert Lipsett. She currently performs on the 1725 “Wilhelmj” Stradivarius violin on loan from the Nippon Music Foundation.

Taiwanese-American cellist Benjamin Lai, a co-founder of Tonhain Kollektiv, was born in California and received his first cello lessons at the age of four from Mikhail Gelfandbein, a former student of Mstislav Rostropovich. At the age of 14 he moved alone to Berlin, where he was accepted as a young student in the class of Prof. Jens Peter Maintz. After graduating from high school, Benjamin studied with Prof. Heinrich Schiff in Vienna, Prof. Julian Steckel in Munich and Prof. Troels Svane in Lübeck. Since April 2024, Benjamin has been teaching at the Lübeck Academy of Music. Benjamin Lai attended master classes by Janos Starker, Yo-Yo Ma, David Geringas, Natalia Gutman, Frans Helmerson and Miklos Perenyi, among others. As a prize winner of numerous international cello competitions (Popper, Dotzauer, Hindemith, TONALi Grand Prix, Janigro), Benjamin has performed at prestigious venues such as the Konzerthaus in Berlin, the Laeiszhalle in Hamburg and the Musikverein in Vienna. An avid chamber musician, he has been invited to music festivals such as Music Campus Rhein Main, Kissinger Sommer, Usedomer Musikfestival and Gezeitenkonzerte and since August 2024 he is a member of the multi-award-winning Notos Quartett. Benjamin plays a cello by Domenico Montagnana ("ex-Olevsky", Venice 1735).

Franco-Dutch violinist Cosima Soulez Larivière is already building a name for herself, having been awarded numerous prizes – 3rd prize at the Joseph Joachim Competition in 2018, 1st prize at the inaugural Bartók World Competition & Festival in 2017, 1st prize at the Brahms Competition in 2015 and 3rd prize and the Bach prize at the Postacchini Competition, also in 2015. Concerts have brought her all over Europe (Concertgebouw, Wigmore Hall, Franz Liszt Academy) as well as to Japan, Singapore and the United States. Soulez Lariviere has a great interest in modern and contemporary composers and as such, has performed works by Pēteris Vasks, Rebecca Saunders, Sofia Gubaidulina and Steve Reich. Additionally, she enjoys playing chamber music and often performs alongside her brother, violist Sào Soulez Larivière. She obtained both her Bachelor and Master of Music degrees at the University of Music, Drama and Media in Hanover, with Prof. Krzysztof Wegrzyn. Currently, she is in the Professional Studies programme at the Kronberg Academy, with Prof. Mihaela Martin. As a scholarship holder of the Deutsche Stiftung Musikleben, she has generously been loaned a violin by Giovanni Grancino (Milan, 1675).

Seo Hyeun Lee completed her bachelor's degree at the Korea National University of Arts in her hometown Seoul. In 2015, she moved to Germany to further her musical education at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater München and to pursue her growing passion for orchestral playing. She then continued her studies in contemporary music at the same institution before transferring to the Universität der Künste Berlin, where she is currently enrolled in the “Instrumental Solist” program. Her orchestral career began in 2017 as a member of the Junge Deutsche Philharmonie. This was followed by a Praktikum with the WDR Funkhausorchester in Cologne and a fellowship at the orchestra academy of the Bayerische Staatsoper. She is currently a permanent member of the orchestra of the Deutsche Oper Berlin and also performs actively as a member of the string ensemble "Wald Ensemble."

Hanni Liang is a pianist, concert designer, and firmly believes that art and culture can promote more humane coexistence. In her search for new concert formats, she repeatedly goes beyond the boundaries of traditional classical concerts and questions her role as a contemporary musician. The new concert formats she has created have taken her to venues such as the Royal Concert Hall, the Konzerthaus Berlin, the Haus Styriarte Graz, the Munich Philharmonic, the Hanover State Opera, the Elbphilharmonie, and the Pinakothek der Moderne. With co-creative projects in which she involves and allows people from urban society with a wide variety of backgrounds and stories to participate in the artistic process on and behind the stage, she opens up the concert to a space for encounters and exchange. These special projects have already taken her to festivals such as the Reeperbahn Festival, the Heidelberg Spring, the Ludwigsburg Castle Festival, the Kissinger Sommer, and the Mozart Festival in Würzburg. Hanni Liang's future projects are being developed in cooperation with renowned organizers such as Jeunesse Wien, the Edinburgh International Festival, Wigmore Hall, the Augsburg State Theater, the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Festival, and the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg. Hanni Liang teaches “concert design” at the University of Music and Performing Arts Munich.

Born in 2001 in Kyiv, Ukraine, into a family of musicians, Georgii got his early education at Kyiv Lysenko State Music Lyceum with Olha Korinets. From 2019 to 2023, he pursued his Bachelor’s degree at the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music in Singapore under Professor Qian Zhou, where he began actively performing on international stages. Georgii is a prize winner of the XII International Jean Sibelius Competition (2022, Helsinki), the 9th Munetsugu Angel Violin Competition (2023, Nagoya), and the 3rd Alberto Lysy International Violin Competition (2024, Gstaad), among others. He was a semi-finalist of the Singapore International Violin Competition (2022) and Queen Elisabeth Competition (2024, Brussels). He has performed as a soloist with the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Helsinki Philharmonic, Chubu Philharmonic and more. He served as concertmaster of the Youth Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine and has performed under Berliner Philharmoniker. Georgii has received guidance from renowned artists including Shlomo Mintz, Midori Goto, Chaim Taub, and Vadim Gluzman. He is currently studying at the Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler Berlin with Professor Antje Weithaas, and plays a 1829 J.B. Vuillaume violin, generously loaned by Camerata Lysy.

Korean pianist Tomoki Park was born in Yokohama, Japan, and moved to England at age 11. He has performed worldwide in venues including Wigmore Hall, Elbphilharmonie, Tokyo Suntory Hall, and Philharmonie Berlin. He studied at the Bard Conservatory in New York with Peter Serkin, and later at the Lake Como Piano Academy. Described by his mentor Sir András Schiff as “a brilliant mind, intellectual in the best sense but full of emotions,” his performances have been described as “standout” (Boston Globe) and “among the highlights…and sensitively played” (New York Times). At Sir András Schiff’s invitation, Tomoki gave solo recitals across Europe as part of the mentorship program Building Bridges and commissioned a new work by American composer Katherine Balch. He is also supported as an artist on the Classeek Ambassador roster. Tomoki has premiered over 50 new works, collaborating with composers such as Rebecca Saunders, Heinz Holliger, George Benjamin, and Dai Fujikura, whose new piano piece he will premiere at the Gstaad Menuhin Festival next summer. He is currently on faculty at the Paris Institute of Critical Thinking, through which he is publishing a biography of Peter Serkin.

Kyungsik Shin has established himself as one of most compelling violists of his generation. Following his recent success winning the second prize as well as the "Gewa" Prize at the 78th International Prague Spring Competition, he received first prize at the 28th International Johannes Brahms Competition and the International Anton Rubinstein Competition, as well as the second prize and the audience prize at the Oskar Nedbal International Viola Competition. As an avid chamber musician, he participated in Kronberg Academy’s "Chamber Music Connects the World", performing with Gidon Kremer, Christian Tetzlaff, and Steven Isserlis. He has also taken part in Seiji Ozawa International Chamber Music Festival, Tianjin Juilliard Chamber Music Festival, Ljubljana Music Festival, Třeboňská Noctura Music Festival, and Mainz Gutenberg Festival. Since his move to Europe, his appearances with Munich Chamber Orchestra, Czech Karlovy Vary Symphony Orchestra, Hradec Králové Philharmonic Orchestra, Euro Symphony SFK, and Barocco sempre giovane have established him as one of the upcoming soloists of his time. Kyungsik began his studies at a very young age at the Korea National University of Arts, then at Seoul National University, studying with Eun-sik Choi. After graduating with the highest distinction, he continued his studies at the University of Arts Berlin with Prof. Hartmut Rohde where he completed his Master's Degree and is currently pursuing his Konzertexamen. His studies are being supported by Hyundai Foundation and DAAD Scholarship.

Born in 1989 in Stuttgart, Germany, Lukas Stepp is a violinist whose artistry has resonated across concert halls from Europe to Asia. Lukas has been celebrated for his passionate performances, winning accolades in competitions such as the Klassikpreis Münster, Concertino Praga, the Harbin Violin Competition (China) and the Charles Hennen Concours in the Netherlands. As a soloist, Lukas has shared the stage with celebrated ensembles such as the Kärntner Symphoniker, Macau Youth Orchestra, Stuttgarter Philharmoniker, and Staatsorchester Hildesheim. His evocative playing has been described as an exploration of both the technical and the deeply emotional. After completing his studies at the Hanns Eisler University of Music Berlin under the guidance of Feng Ning and Stephan Picard, Lukas refined his craft at The Juilliard School, where he studied with the esteemed Ida Kavafian. His musical journey has led him to collaborate with some of the finest musicians of his generation, including Kit Armstrong, Tobias Feldmann, Danae Dörken, and Muriel Razavi, among others. Each collaboration reflects his commitment to the intimate dialogue between musicians. Since 2019, Lukas has been the Principal Second Violinist with the Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden. He plays on a violin by Matteo Goffriller (Venice 1700).

Flutist Aliya Vodovozova is quickly making a name for herself as a soloist, recording artist, chamber musician, and orchestral player. She has received top prizes at international competitions, including the 2nd Prize and Audience Award at the ARD International Music Competition 2024, 2nd Prize at the Carl Nielsen International Chamber Music Competition, and 1st Prize at the “Ton & Erklärung” competition with her Pacific Quintet. She has performed at major festivals such as the Verbier Festival, Pacific Music Festival, Zermatt Music Festival, Santander Encuentro, and Villecroze Music Academy. She has played in prestigious venues like the Berlin Philharmonie, Suntory Hall, Konzerthaus Berlin, Moscow’s Tchaikovsky Conservatory, and the Grand Théâtre de Provence. Born in Ukraine and raised in Turkey, Aliya began flute and piano lessons with her mother. She studied at the Gnessin School and Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory before moving to Berlin in 2016 to study at the HfM Hanns Eisler with Benoit Fromanger. During the 2017/18 season, she played in the Dresden Philharmonic. She has performed as a soloist with the Tekfen Philharmonic, Bilkent Symphony, and thePresidential Symphony Orchestra of Türkiye. In 2020, Aliya participated in the “Nouveaux horizons” festival by invitation of Renaud Capuçon and recorded with Daniel Hope for Deutsche Grammophon. In 2023, she was an artist in residence at the Villecroze Music Academy, focusing on Sofia Gubaidulina’s works.

Winner of the second prize at the Long-Thibaud International Violin Competition and a Laureate of the 2024 Queen Elisabeth Violin Competition, Dayoon You first came to international recognition when he was awarded the “Special Prize Kronberg Academy” at the ARD International Music Competition in Munich and Distinction as a Finalist at the Henryk Wieniawski International Violin Competition in Poznań. As an active chamber musician, he also won first prize and the special prize for the best Mozart interpretation as a guest member of the Arete Quartet at the International Mozart Competition 2023 in Salzburg. As a soloist, he has performed with many prestigious orchestras, such as the Belgian National Orchestra, Munich Chamber Orchestra, Baden-Baden Philharmonic Orchestra, Poznań Philharmonic Orchestra, Karlovy Vary Symphony Orchestra, and the Suwon Philharmonic Orchestra. He was also invited to the International Music Festival Český Krumlov in 2017, where he played with the South Czech Philharmonic Orchestra. He also appeared at the Schwarzenberg Schubertiade Festival as a guest member of the Novus String Quartet in collaboration with the Jerusalem Quartet. Born in Seoul, Korea, Dayoon You started playing the violin at the age of six and made his debut at the Seoul Arts Center at the age of eight. He graduated from the Korea National University of Arts and currently studies at the Hanns Eisler School of Music in Berlin with Kolja Blacher. He performs on the Joannes Baptista Guadagnini violin, Turin 1774 on generous loan from the Kumho Cultural Foundation.