Lena Kravets
Violoncellist Lena Kravets, born in Tashkent, lives in Cologne since 2006. She earned her artistic diploma at the Hochschule für Musik Köln in 2014 with distinction. Since then, she has been working as a freelance cellist, mainly in chamber music and as a member of the Cologne Classical Ensemble.

Tobias Kassung
Cologne based Tobias Kassung is one of the prominent German guitarists of his generation and is dedicated to expanding the borders in his profession. In 2003 he founded the Cologne Classical Ensemble, for which he remains the Artistic Director. Since then, he established several chamber music projects: The Astor Trio, multiple duos, quartet and quintet repertoires. He is also active as a composer of solo works and chamber music.