Grégoire Simon — viola, electronics

Grégoire Simon works between Berlin and Paris as a performer (viola and violin), producer, and composer. After studying violin and viola, he was chosen in 2012 by Pierre Boulez to take the solo viola position in the prestigious Ensemble Intercontemporain (Paris), where he played for four seasons, notably performing as a soloist at the Paris Philharmonie. Since 2015 he has been a regular guest solo violist at the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra in Munich. As one half of the duo Yes Sœur! (with Alexandre Bouvier), he produces electronic compositions for stage productions, particularly for contemporary dance. With his hybrid Berlin-based project SUGAR, Grégoire Simon builds bridges between chamber music and pop music, with original creations presented at the Wien Modern Festival and at the Rotersalon of the Volksbühne in Berlin.

David Eggert — cello

Canadian cellist David Eggert was raised in a musical family, playing string quartet and singing in choirs from an early age. He studied in Edmonton with Tanya Prochazka, in Boston with Lawrence Lesser, in Montreal with Matt Haimovitz, in Salzburg with Clemens Hagen, and in Basel with Rainer Schmidt. David Eggert won first prizes at the 2008 international cello competition Antonio Janigro in Zagreb, the Grand Prize at the 2006 Eckhardt-Gramatté Competition for Canadian music, and the 2014 Domnick cello prize for new music in Stuttgart. He has since performed as a soloist and chamber musician in countries around the world, from St. Petersburg and Istanbul to Boston and Vienna. Since 2015 he has taught cello, contemporary music, and chamber music at the Hochschule der Künste in Bern. He is also active in musical theater, electro-acoustic improvisation, historically informed performance practice, and microtonal research, and plays viola da gamba.

Isabelle Klemt — cello

Isabelle Klemt was born in 1985 in Filderstadt and lives in Berlin. She received her cello training at the UdK Berlin and the HKB Bern, complemented by chamber music study in the class of the Artemis Quartet and various masterclasses. Tours have taken her to Japan, China, Korea, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, and many European countries. Beyond various radio plays and film scores, she has appeared on CD recordings including with The Notwist and Agnes Obel. Since 2009 she has performed as a duo with French chansonnier Antoine Villoutreix, and since 2008 she has been cellist of the Andromeda Mega Express Orchestra. In 2011 she also received a one-year engagement with the Bern Symphony Orchestra.

Ole Brolin — electronics

Ole Brolin is a Swedish musician and sound artist based in Berlin. He is a sound designer for various projects with the Solistenensemble Kaleidoskop and explores experimental music and folk song using homemade electronics, sine waves, and white noise. He has been part of various constellations, performances, and installations at venues including the Schinkel Pavillon, the Ruhrtriennale, and the Sammlung Hoffmann. In 2018 he composed the music for "Erschlägt die Armen" at the Residenztheater Munich.