Principal clarinetist of the Swiss National Orchestra and former principal at Musikkollegium Winterthur, Di Càsola is prizewinner of CIEM Geneva, the Stresa Competition, and recipient of the «Prix Suisse» for contemporary music. He was elected Swiss Musician of Year and is a recording artist with Sony Classical.

Critically acclaimed and a graduate of the Juilliard school, Or Re’em is a winner of national and international awards in Israel, France, Italy and the USA. Re'em has been invited to give solo recitals across Israel, Europe, North America, and China, in such venues as the Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, New York, KonzertHaus in Berlin, Salle Cortot, Paris, and Palau de la Musica, Barcelona.

Principal solo cellist of Tonhalle Orchestra for over 26 years, Thomas Grossenbacher is currently a professor at the ZHdK and much sought-after guest at international festivals such as Aspen and Gstaad. His Strauss recording under the baton of David Zinman earned him worldwide acclaim. He has received important artistic impulses from Menahem Pressler, Robert Mann, György Ligeti and Alfred Schnittke, among others.