The much-celebrated soprano Chen Reiss enchants audiences with »a voice of silver brightness and clarity« (Bachtrack), »an enticing tone« and »superb musicianship« (Opera News).

This Israeli-born singer began her career with Zubin Mehta at the Bayerischen Staatsoper Munich and has since enjoyed numerous engagements with well-known opera houses such as the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, the Teatro alla Scala and at the Israeli Opera. As a resident artist, she has also worked closely with the Wiener Staatsoper for several years.

Chen Reiss appears frequently as a recital singer and also as a guest performer at international festivals – from the BBC Proms to the Salzburg Festival, the Rheingau Festival and the Lucerne Festival. She has worked with many major orchestras such as the Wiener Philharmoniker, the Münchner Philharmoniker, the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra and the Rundfunk Sinfonieorchester Berlin, as well as with distinguished conductors such as Daniel Barenboim, Christoph Eschenbach, Daniele Gatti, Vladimir Jurowski, plus many others. Chen Reiss was invited to sing at the 2014 Christmas Mass for Pope Francis. In addition, this singer has a comprehensive discography including CDs and DVDs of Fauré’s ›Requiem‹ with Paavo Järvi and the Orchestre de Paris and Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 with Gustavo Dudamel and the Münchner Philharmoniker. She recently released her latest album of songs by Fanny Mendelssohn (Onyx). She also features on the soundtrack to Tom Tykwers film ›Das Parfum‹ accompanied by Sir Simon Rattle and the Berliner Philharmoniker.

»…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.