Bettina Wild moved from her native city of Münster to study the flute in Vienna, where she graduated ›with distinction‹ and received the Prize of Merit of the Austrian Ministry for Outstanding Artistic Achievements.

Subsequently she was a member of the Orchestra Academy of the Berlin Philharmonic. Following a brief appointment in Münster, she became a soloist with The Deutsche Kammer­philharmonie Bremen in 1993.

She has also had a teaching assignment at the University of the Arts in Bremen since 1997 and gives masterclasses at the Orchesterzentrum Dortmund and the University of Music in Lübeck.

Beate Weis studied violin with Gerhard Voss (Melos Quartet) at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Stuttgart, where she also studied string quartet playing in the Melos Quartet class. She then completed her concert studies with Ernst Kovacic at the Viennese College of Music.

After completing her studies, she became a member of the Deutsche Kammer­philharmonie Bremen and played a key role in shaping the orchestra’s artistic development over many years. In addition to her musical work with international conductors and soloists, her field of activity to this day includes music education at various levels and conceptual work (programmes on words-and-music events, recitals). There have also been several periods during which she has been a member of the orchestra’s board with a deciding role in the management and running of the orchestra.

For many years, she has regularly taught chamber music courses for amateur musicians alongside Jörg Assmann and Marc Froncoux. Her own chamber music and solo performances, for example with the Camerata Bremen, the Oldenburg Kammerorchester and the Bremen Universitätsorchester, complement and enrich her activities.

Her keen interest and knowledge of wine endures although the vintner ›Flaschenweise‹ no longer plays a major role.

Belgian cellist Marc Froncoux studied at the Music Colleges in both Brussels and Detmold, with Edmond Baert and Professor Andre Navarra respectively. He is the prize winner of several competitions such as the international Premio Vittorio Gui competition in Florence. On completing his studies, Marc Froncoux was appointed teacher of Professor Edmond Baert’s solo class in Brussels and also played solo cello at the Opera in Lucca, Italy.

Marc Froncoux has been solo cellist with The Deutsche Kammer­philharmonie Bremen since 1998. In his adopted North German home, he conducts the Oldenburg Chamber Orchestra and is regularly involved in chamber music courses for amateurs.

Along with The Deutsche Kammer­philharmonie Bremen he has guested in many concert venues in numerous international capitals. He is one of the section leaders in the orchestra and regularly performs in the orchestra’s series of chamber music concerts.

In his free time, Marc Froncoux enjoys spending time in the country. He trains regularly for his trekking tours in the Himalayas, thus combining healthy exercise with his search for inner calm.