Hailed as “in a class by himself with total command of the instrument” (Montreal Gazette), offering “genius interpretations” (Le Soir, Brussels) with “no-holds-barred gusto” (IndyStar), Luke Hsu, a co-founder of Tonhain Kollektiv, is sought after around the world as a violinist and composer. Born in Shanghai, raised in Houston, and currently living in Berlin, Luke’s artistic philosophy eschews borders. He draws on his passions for history, culture, and folk music in crafting his interpretations, and champions music of our time as enthusiastically as that of the past. ​Luke has appeared as a soloist at Wigmore Hall, Windsor Castle, Kennedy Center, Herkulessaal, Philharmonie Berlin, BOZAR, and many others. He has soloed with numerous renowned orchestras, most recently with the Sinfonieorchester Basel, Belgian National Orchestra, and the Royal Chamber Orchestra of Wallonia, and worked closely with eminent conductors such as Leonard Slatkin, Pascal Vierrot, Nikolaj Znaider, Hugh Wolff, Cristian Macelaru and Jean-Jacques Kantorow. ​A laureate of the Queen Elisabeth competition, Luke has won prizes at many of the most prestigious violin competitions in the world. He won the Bronze Medal, the Bach Prize, and the Mozart Sonata Prize at the 10th Quadrennial International Violin Competition of Indianapolis and the 1st prize at the ISANGYUN Competition. His other major prizes have come from the Nielsen, Wieniawski, Michael Hill, and Paganini competitions.

Florian Goldberg is a bridgebuilder between worlds and disciplines. He studied philosophy, German language and literature, and English language and literature in Tübingen and Cologne. While still a student, he and some friends founded a theater and gallery in Cologne to serve as a platform not only for nationally acclaimed exhibitions, but also for interdisciplinary dialogue between art, business, philosophy, and science. His interest in questions of non-Eurocentric, applied philosophy took him first to India and later to Japan, where he studied meditation intensively. As an author and publicist, he has published books, essays, features, radio plays, and theater pieces. Under the stage name »tauchgold«, he and his partner, author and director Heike Tauch, create pieces at the intersection of radio and stage, in which specially composed contemporary music plays a central role. For example, composer Dai Fujikura is writing the music for their piece “Geborgte Landschaft” (Borrowed Landscape, Deutschlandfunk, 2022). The English stage version, “BORROWED LANDSCAPE. A Narratorio for Piano Trio and Voices,” will premiere in New York in 2023, before traveling to Washington, D.C. (2024) and Cincinnati (2025). The Japanese stage version will premiere in Hiroshima in 2025 and come to Tokyo in 2026. From 2022 to 2024, »tauchgold« will conceive and stage the interdisciplinary series “Mensch, Musik!” (Man, Music!) for the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin (RSB). This will result in the documentary/music film “Meine Herze schwimmt im Blut” (My Heart Swims in Blood), which centers on Bach's cantata with a new version of the original text. The theme is a secular version of guilt and responsibility of humans for humans in free, democratic societies. With the death of his companion in love and art in 2024, Florian Goldberg continues the work of » -« alone and with friends. In addition, he has been working for over 30 years as a philosophical consultant and executive coach for personalities from business, culture, and politics, and teaches leadership at various business universities.