Gregor Hänssler studied the violin with Emilie Haudenschild at the Basel  Academy of Music and with Rudolf Koelman and Alexander Sitkovetsky at the Zurich University of the Arts. He has participated in masterclasses with Ana Chumachenco, Krzysztof Wegrzyn, Nora Chastain, Thomas Zehetmaier and the Ensemble Modern Frankfurt. As soloist Gregor has performed in the Burghof Lörrach, the Konzerthaus Freiburg and the Stadtcasino Basel on multiple occasions. His concert activities have brought him to stages all across Europe, Brazil, Iceland and Dubai (Expo 2020).

Beatrice Harmon

Beatrice Harmon received her first violin lessons at the Basel Academy of Music from Brigitte Füllemann and continued there with Emilie Haudenschild. As a scholarship holder of the Hans Huber Foundation she began her violin studies with Rudolf Koelman at the Zurich University of the Arts and as a stipendiary of the Friedl Wald-Foundation she completed her Master of Performance with Anna Gebert with distinction. As soloist, chamber and orchestral musician she has performed across Europe as well as in North and South America. She is a regular substitute in the Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich and the Symphony Orchestra Bern and was concertmaster of the Swiss Youth Symphony Orchestra from 2021-2023.

Malaysian-born cellist Nigel Thean began playing the cello at seven, later earning a scholarship to study at Wells Cathedral School in England at the age of ten. He completed his higher education with Leonid Gorokhov at the Hochschule für Musik in Hannover and pursued further studies with Thomas Demenga in the Musik-Akademie Basel. A 2018 Karl Davidov Competition prizewinner, he has performed at venues such as Wigmore Hall, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, and Ateneul Român, collaborating with eminent musicians including Shai Wosner, Lars Anders Tomter, and Claudio Martínez Mehner. His discography features Georg Katzer’s Lieder and Songs; festival highlights include IMS Prussia Cove and Yellow Barn.