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Josefa Schmidt (*1998) – Piano – has been awarded multiple times as a chamber musician with the Avin Trio: In 2024, the trio received a scholarship and a special prize at the German Music Competition, and in 2023, it was awarded the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival Prize. Additionally, Josefa has been a guest at numerous festivals, including Heidelberger Frühling, the Rheingau Music Festival, and the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Festival. As a soloist, she has performed with the Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra and the Braunschweig Chamber Orchestra, among others. In 2024, she played in the Bach Concert for 4 Pianos and Orchestra with Herbert Schuch, Markus Becker, Gülru Ensari, and the Kammerorchester musica assoluta. Since 2023, Josefa has been studying Chamber Music at the Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien Hannover with Prof. Markus Becker. She has a particular interest in contemporary music and music education. Since 2020, she has been a scholarship holder of the Deutsche Stiftung Musikleben.

Myriam Navarri (*2002) – Oboe – was awarded a scholarship from the German Music Competition in 2024, along with concert promotion from the German Music Council for the 2025/26 season. In 2023, she was a semifinalist at the Sony International Oboe Competition in Tokyo. Myriam has performed as a solo oboist with the Philharmonic Orchestra Hagen and was an academy member of the Düsseldorf Symphony Orchestra. Additionally, she has been a guest at festivals such as Heidelberger Frühling, the Höri Musiktage Bodensee, and the Pacific Music Festival in Japan. She is currently a student at the Robert Schumann University of Music Düsseldorf in Prof. Ralph van Daal's class. In 2024, she was awarded a scholarship from the German National Academic Foundation. Since 2022, Myriam has been a scholarship holder of the Deutsche Stiftung Musikleben.

Emanuel Blumin-Sint (*2004) – Bassoon – is the winner of the Fanny Mendelssohn Förderpreis 2024, which enabled the release of his first CD, Leading Bassoon. He has also won numerous 1st prizes in national and international music competitions, including the Peregrinos Musicales Competition in Spain and the International Grande Music Competition in the USA. Emanuel is studying at the Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler Berlin with Prof. Rainer Luft and is currently spending a year abroad at the Zurich University of the Arts with Prof. Matthias Rácz. Since 2024, he has been a member of the Junge Deutsche Philharmonie and made his debut at Carnegie Hall in New York in the same year. Since 2021, Emanuel has been a scholarship holder of the Deutsche Stiftung Musikleben.

Gabriel Yeo (*1998) – Piano – is studying in the solo class of Prof. Bernd Goetzke at the Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien Hannover. In 2024, he successfully completed his Master's degree in Chamber Music at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy Leipzig with Prof. Boris Kusnezow and Prof. Jacques Ammon. In 2021, Gabriel received a scholarship from the German Music Competition and was selected for the concert promotion program of the German Music Council in the 2022/23 season. In 2023, he reached the semifinals of the Concours International de Piano Clara Haskil in Vevey, Switzerland. He has already performed in major concert halls such as the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, the Berlin Konzerthaus, and the Cologne and Essen Philharmonies. Since 2024, he has formed a permanent piano trio with Eun-Che Kim (violin) and Noel Wilde (cello). Gabriel has been a scholarship holder of the Deutsche Stiftung Musikleben since 2012.

Jakob Kammerlander (*2000) – Violin – has been playing an instrument from the German Musical Instrument Fund since 2022, currently a violin by Giovanni Battista Zanoli, Verona 1760. In 2024, he successfully completed his Bachelor's degree at the Lübeck University of Music with Prof. Heime Müller and is now continuing his Master's studies at the Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien Hannover with Prof. Elisabeth Kufferath. Jakob was an academy member of the Gustav Mahler Academy in Italy and has been a Next Generation Artist at the Schlern Music Festival since 2024. He is a scholarship holder of the German National Academic Foundation, Live Music Now Lübeck e.V., Musetica, and the Deutsche Stiftung Musikleben since 2022.

Felicitas Schiffner (*1997) – Violin – completed her Master's degree in 2024 at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, studying with Prof. Donald Weilerstein and Prof. Kim Kashkashian. Since October 2024, she has been pursuing her concert exam at the Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien Hannover with Prof. Krzysztof Wegrzyn. Additionally, she has started further studies in orchestral conducting at the Hochschule für Musik Franz Liszt in Weimar. Felicitas is a prizewinner of international competitions and recently won the Chamber Music Prize of the New England Conservatory in spring 2024 with the Nomad Trio. In 2025 and 2026, she will be a member of the international Marlboro Chamber Music Festival in the USA. As a soloist, she has already performed with orchestras such as the hr-Sinfonieorchester, the Philharmonie Baden-Baden, the Göttinger Symphonieorchester, and the Harbin Symphony Orchestra. Since 2012, she has been a scholarship holder of the Deutsche Stiftung Musikleben and has been playing a violin by Jean Baptiste Vuillaume, Paris 1863, from the German Musical Instrument Fund for the past ten years.

Silas Zschocke (*1997) – Viola – completed his Artist Diploma in 2023 with Prof. Martin Outram at the Royal Academy of Music London. He has performed as a soloist and chamber musician across Europe, Asia, and the USA, as well as at renowned festivals including the Verbier Festival, the Rheingau Music Festival, the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival, and the Momentum Festival Stolberg. He is a prizewinner of international music competitions, including the International Johannes Brahms Competition Pörtschach. Additionally, he has received the Rahn Music Prize Zurich and the Werner Stiefel Prize from the International Carl Flesch Academy. Since 2012, Silas has been a scholarship holder of the Deutsche Stiftung Musikleben and plays an instrument from the German Musical Instrument Fund, currently a viola by Haiko Seifert, Plauen 2014.

Annabel Hauk (*1999) – Cello – is the 1st prize winner of the Concorso Mainardi at the Mozarteum University Salzburg 2024 and Classic FM Rising Star 2023. She completed her Bachelor's degree at the New England Conservatory in Boston and has been pursuing her Master's degree at the Mozarteum University Salzburg since 2022, studying with Prof. Giovanni Gnocchi. Annabel has already performed at numerous music festivals, including the Rheingau Music Festival, the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival, and the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Festival. As a soloist, she has performed with orchestras such as the Heidelberg Philharmonic and the Trier Philharmonic Orchestra, and has been a guest at venues including the Beethoven House Bonn, the Neue Galerie in New York, and Jordan Hall in Boston. Since 2015, she has been a scholarship holder of the Deutsche Stiftung Musikleben and plays an instrument from the German Musical Instrument Fund, currently a cello labeled "Grancino," Roman School, 18th century.