This much-celebrated soprano enchants the audience with »a voice full of silvery brilliance and clarity« (Bachtrack). Israeli-born, Chen Reiss’ singing career began at the Bavarian State Opera in Munich under General Music Director Zubin Mehta. Since then, numerous engagements have taken her to renowned opera houses such as the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, the Teatro alla Scala and the Israeli Opera. In addition, the soprano was Resident Artist at the Wiener Staatsoper for many years and is currently Artist in Residence at the Rotterdam Philharmonisch Orkest, where she offers a broad spectrum ranging from Mozart to Korngold.

Reiss also appears regularly at international festivals, from the BBC Proms to the Salzburg Festival. She regularly works with major orchestras such as the Wiener and Münchner Philharmoniker, the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra and the Rundfunk Sinfonieorchester Berlin, as well as with outstanding conductors including Daniel Barenboim, Daniele Gatti and Vladimir Jurowski. In December 2014, she sang at the Christmas Mass for Pope Francis, which was broadcast worldwide. With the Wiener Philharmoniker, she appeared as guest soloist at a gala concert celebrating the 30th anniversary of Suntory Hall in Tokyo. She also worked with the Berlin Philharmoniker and Sir Simon Rattle on the soundtrack to Tom Tykwer’s film ›Perfume‹. Chen Reiss has an extensive discography. Recent releases include Mahler’s 4th Symphony with Semyon Bychkov and the Czech Philharmonic and Schreker’s ›Vom ewigen Leben‹ with Christoph Eschenbach and the Konzerthausorchester Berlin. After her celebrated debut at the ›Summer in Lesmona‹ 2022, this soprano now returns to the Deutsche Kammer­philharmonie Bremen.

»…talent of the century«, so described the Tagesspiegel Tarmo Peltokoski. This Finnish conductor was appointed ›Principal Guest Conductor‹ by the Deutsche Kammer­philharmonie Bremen in January 2022 – the first conductor to hold this position.

In recent seasons, Peltokoski has debuted at many major festivals, including the Rheingau Music Festival and the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival, as well as in the great concert halls such as the Köln Philharmonie and the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg. In addition, he has given debuts with the hr-Sinfonieorchester, the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France and the Rotterdam Philharmonic. At just 22, Peltokoski conducted his first complete Ring Cycle as well as another significant Wagner work – Tristan und Isolde – at the Eurajoki Bel Canto Festival. In the same year, he was also appointed Principal Guest Conductor of the Rotterdam Philharmonisch Orkest, Musical and Artistic Director of the Latvian National Symphony Orchestra and Music Director Designate of the Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse.

In the 2022/23 season, Tarmo Peltokoski is due to conduct the Hong Kong Philharmonic, Toronto Symphony, the RSB Berlin, The Hallé, the Konzerthausorchester Berlin, the Düsseldorfer Symphoniker, Göteborgs Symfoniker, San Diego Symphony and the Los Angeles Philharmonic in the Hollywood Bowl.

In 2023 Tarmo Peltokoski was awarded the OPUS Klassik for his recording with the Deutsche Kammer­philharmonie Bremen.

In addition to piano and conducting, Peltokoski also studied composition and arranging and has a particular penchant for musical comedy and improvisation.

This Finnish singer is one of the most versatile and sought-after Scandinavian tenors who has been equally successful on the opera stage as he has in the recital hall. He has enjoyed a close cooperation with the Finnish National Opera in Helsinki for many years, as well as with the Savonlinna Opera Festival. Last season he also had engagements at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, at the Staatsoper Unter den Linden Berlin, the Opera National du Rhin, the Opera de Lille and the Seattle Opera.

Tuomas Katajala also has an extensive recital and oratorio repertoire, which he has performed at international venues with distinguished conductors such as Vladimir Ashkenazy, Kent Nagano, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Susanna Mälkki and Hannu Lintu.

This season, Tuomas Katajala will again be on the international stage, including as ›Loge‹ in a concertante version of ›Rheingold‹ in Singapore, as ›Max‹ in ›Der Freischütz‹ at the Theater an der Wien and with the Wiener Symphoniker in Beethoven’s 9th Symphony.