Gabriel Adorján, born in Munich in 1975, received his first violin lessons at the age of four. He studied with Ana Chumachenco and Igor Ozim and is a prize winner of numerous international competitions, such as the Paganini Competition in Genoa and the ARD Competition in Munich. He is a member of the “Zürcher Klaviertrio” and since 2001 has been leader of the orchestra
of the Komische Oper in Berlin.

Benjamin Rivinius, born in Saarland in 1976, completed his viola studies with Prof. Schlichtig in Munich. He is a prize winner of several competitions and taught at the Musikhochschule Hanns-Eisler in Berlin. After his engagements as a principal viola player for the Camerata Salzburg and the Berlin Symphonic Orchestra, he has been principal viola player for the Deutsche Radio Philharmonie (Saarbrücken) since 2005.

Axel von Huene grew up in the area of Munich, studied cello with Prof. Stiehler at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Munich and later on with Prof. Rivinius in Saarbrücken. Supported by the Yehudi-Menuhin- Foundation, he continued his studies in Boston and Sydney. Since 2003, Axel von Huene works as a cellist for the Gewandhausorchester in Leipzig and is
a member of various chamber music ensembles (Blaues Duo, Klengel- Collegium, Neues Bachisches Collegium Musicum).

Françoise Friedrich began her musical education as a harpist in her hometown of Marseille in 1974. In 1982, she studied with Professor Gérard Devos at the Conservatoire National de Musique in Paris. There, she graduated with “Premier Prix” and continued her studies with Jacqueline Borot. In 1987, she won the first prize at the International Harp Competition in
Gargilesse. Since 1990, she has been employed as principal harpist at the Frankfurter Museumsorchester/ the Frankfurt Opera Orchestra and is professor at the “Hochschule für Musik Paul Hindemith, Frankfurt”.