Saskia Niehl began learning to play the violin at the age of five and has been active in numerous orchestras since the age of nine. She completed her bachelor’s degree at the Freiburg College of Music and her master’s degree in orchestral music at the University of the Arts, Berlin. This young violinist has been a member of the Junge Deutsche Philharmonie since 2016. She was concertmaster of the University Orchestras in Freiburg and Berlin and at Hanover College of Music, Media and the Arts where she is currently a member of Elisabeth Kufferath’s soloist class.

In addition, Saskia has performed as soloist with the Brandenburgische Staatsorchester Frankfurt (Oder) and has deputised with many other orchestras such as the Kammerakademie Potsdam or the Hamburg Camerata.

Saskia is also equally at home in the realm of chamber music. Since 2018, she has been a member of the NERIDA Quartet, with which she has already received several prizes, including the Boris Pergamenschikow Competition Berlin and the Orpheus Swiss Chamber Music Competition.

ワルシャワでヴァイオリンとヴィオラを学んだ後、ワルシャワのフレデリック・ショパン音楽大学（UMFC）でコンスタンティ・アンジェイ・クルカに師事。一年後、ベルリン芸術大学のハルトムート・ローデのもとでヴィオラを学び始める。数多くのマスタークラスにも参加経験を持つ。

国内外のヴィオラおよび室内楽コンクールで入賞を重ね、IMSプロシア・コーブ、アカデミア・ムジカーレ・キジアーナ、ツェルマット音楽祭、マンチェスター音楽祭等、国際音楽祭にも多数出演。ブルーノ・ジュランナ、キム・カシュカシャン、ミゲル・ダ・シルヴァ、フィリップ・セッツァー、セルゲイ・マーロフ、ルーカス・ハーゲン、ノア・ベンディックス＝バルグリー、ヴォルフガング・ベトヒャーなど多くの著名な音楽家と共演している。また、ベルリン・フィルハーモニーやワルシャワ・フィルハーモニー、ベルリン・コンツェルトハウス、ハンブルク・エルプフィルハーモニー、東京のサントリーホール、北京の紫禁城コンサートホールなど、名だたるコンサートホールで演奏している。2021年から2023年まで、ベルリン・コンツェルトハウス管弦楽団のクルト・ザンデルリンク・アカデミーに在籍。

Adréana Kraschewski received her vocal training from Klesie Kelly-Moog at Köln College of Music where she graduated with honours. She then attended Irwin Gage’s Lied class and masterclasses with Kurt Moll, Thomas Hampson, Inge Borkh, Christa Ludwig, Jessye Norman, Dame Felicity Lott and Graham Johnson. She was a scholarship holder of the Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes and the Richard Wagner Verband Köln and has won several prizes, for example at the Bundeswettbewerb Gesang Berlin and the Deutscher Musikrat competition.

After her first engagement at Zurich Opera’s International Opera Studio, Adréana Kraschewski was a member of the ensemble at the Trier Theatre for two seasons. The specialist magazine ›Opernwelt‹ nominated her several times as the best up-and-coming artist. She was nominated as best singer for the role of Lakmé. In addition, engagements have taken her to numerous concert halls, festivals and various theatres throughout Europe. Last season, Adréana Kraschewski was heard at the Wuppertal Opera House as Hanna Glawari in Franz Lehár’s ›Die lustige Witwe‹. Most recently, she made her debut at Koblenz Theatre in the main roles in ›Ariadne auf Naxos‹.

She is currently playing the roles of Agathe in ›Der Freischütz‹ and other roles such as Miss Jessel in ›Turn of the Screw‹ and Giulietta in The Tales of Hoffmann at Oldenburg Staatstheater.

During his studies at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, Jeffrey Armstrong was awarded numerous prizes, most notably the Principal’s Prize for outstanding contribution to the life of the conservatoire. He is currently enrolled in the solo class of Elisabeth Kufferath at the Hanover College of Music, Media and the Arts. In addition, Jeffrey has worked with and received memorable masterclasses from musicians such as Leonidas Kavakos, Lawrence Power, Antje Weithaas, and Eberhard Feltz among others

As a soloist, this young violinist has already performed many concerts including with the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra, the Johannesburg Symphony Orchestra, and the Kwazulu-Natal Philharmonic Orchestra in South Africa. He recently won first prize in the UNISA National Music Competition, leading to a performance and recording with the Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestra. As a chamber musician, Jeffrey regularly appears as a guest at the Wye Valley Music Festival in England. This violinist is also involved in other projects including the Cape Chamber Music Collective, which he jointly founded in South Africa, as well as the musical education project ›Arco Project‹ for disadvantaged children in Soweto, Johannesburg.

Grace Leehan began violin lessons aged seven and received viola tuition from the age of eleven. She learned both instruments while studying for her bachelor’s degree at the University of Auckland with Stephen Larsen, where she was awarded ›First Class Honours‹ and the Senior Scholar Award. Grace finally decided to devote herself to the viola and continued her studies with Andra Darzinsat the Stuttgart College of Music and Performing Arts, where she is currently completing her master’s degree.

Grace received a comprehensive musical education which included chamber music, orchestra and also solo playing. Since chamber music is one of her passions, she has participated in various ensembles that have won awards at important competitions and is currently a member of the NERIDA Quartet. As a soloist, Grace is also a prizewinner in the New Zealand National Concerto Competition and the Gisborne International Music Competition. Grace’s orchestra experience includes performances with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, the National Youth Orchestra and the Schleswig-Holstein Festival Orchestra. She was also a member of the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra and the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra, where she became an academy student.

1998年生まれのファルクは、まずフライブルク音楽大学にジュニア学生として4年間在籍、ビヴァリー・エリス、エレナ・チア、クリストフ・ジシュカの各氏のもとでチェロとピアノを学ぶ。2017年から2023年までリューベック音楽大学でトレルス・スヴァーネに、その後ハノーファーでアルヴィン・ウォンに師事。現在はライプツィヒのペーター・ブルンズ教授のもとで修士課程を継続中。将来有望な若きチェロ奏者として、これまでにWESPEコンクールで数々の特別賞、ユーゲント・ムジツィアート全国大会で四度の1位など、受賞を重ねている。2015年にはピアニストのヴィクトル・スースとともにドイツ・ムジークレーベン財団のエドゥアルド・ゼーリング賞も獲得。同年、バーゼル交響楽団での研修を修了。リューベック・フィルハーモニーのオーケストラ・アカデミーにも合格したほか、ここ数年はユンゲ・ドイチェ・フィルハーモニーのメンバーとして活躍。

ドイツ各地の公演に加え、フランス、スイス、デンマーク、ハンガリー、ボリビアでもコンサートを行う。2019年夏には、シュレースヴィヒ＝ホルシュタイン音楽祭でジャニーヌ・ヤンセン、アミハイ・グロス、イェンス＝ペーター・マインツと共演。室内楽への取り組みにも熱心で、ルボシュ・アンサンブルやトリオ・フィの一員として定期的に演奏活動を行う。音楽の喜びを伝えていくことも、自身の大きな関心事であり、つい最近までリューベック音楽・芸術学校の講師も務めていた。