Johannes Tentschert began his studies in Weimar and is now continuing them with Elisabeth Weber in Lübeck. The Berlin born violinist gained orchestral experience in the Junge Deutsche Philharmonie and in the academy of the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra. He is also an enthusiastic chamber musician.

Before embarking on his current violin studies with Carolin Widmann at the Leipzig University of Music, Noah Klein studied philosophy and political science at the Free University of Berlin. During the 25/26 season, he played with the Vorpommern Philharmonic Orchestra on a fixed-term contract.
 

British musician Joon Hurh studied at the Yehudi Menuhin School, with Thomas Riebl in Salzburg and German Tcakulov in Munich. He is currently continuing his studies with Joaquín Riquelme at the Berlin UdK. A passionate chamber musician, he has performed at festivals like Gstaad Menuhin Festival, and was a member of the DSO Berlin academy Joon holds scholarships of Villa Musica Rheinland-Pfalz and Yehudi Menuhin Live Music Now.

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Xiaotang Xu comes from China and studied with Danjulo Ishizaka in Dresden and then at the UdK Berlin. He is currently continuing his education as a chamber musician and in Peter Bruns' master class in Leipzig. He was a member of the orchestra academy of the Deutsche Oper.

Yu-Ju Yen comes from Taiwan and studied in Salzburg with Clemens Hagen and in Hamburg with Sebastian Klinger. She gained orchestral experience with the Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg, the Camerata Salzburg, the German Radio Philharmonic Orchestra Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern, and the National Arts Centre Orchestra in Canada. She is a prize winner of the Elise Meyer Foundation. 

Alma Sonenshtain studied in her home town of Tel Aviv with Guy Eshed and Yossi Arnheim and at the Conservatoire de Paris with Philippe Bernold. The winner of international competitions has performed with leading musical ensembles in Israel, including the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra and Israel Contemporary Players. She has participated in the Zermatt Music Festival Academy and the Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra.

Mariia Shmeleva is from St Petersburg; she trained at the conservatoire there and gained her first orchestral experience in Russia before beginning her studies at the Lübeck University of Music under Johannes Fischer. She won the Yamaha Scholarship Competition for concert percussion.