The flutist Johannes Hustedt studied music education and flute at the Universities of Music in Bremen and Karlsruhe, where he graduated with distinction in 1990. Driven by a commitment to musical and cultural exchange, he performs extensively worldwide, including appearances at prestigious international festivals, often straddling the line between interpretation and improvisation. He is the dedicatee of numerous works by contemporary composers. Radio and television broadcasts, as well as highly acclaimed CD releases on various labels, document his work as a soloist and chamber musician. He teaches at the Karlsruhe University of Music and is a sought-after guest lecturer and adjudicator. As part of the Reger Year 2016, the Max Reger Institute in Karlsruhe entrusted Johannes Hustedt with the posthumous world premiere of Reger's Scherzo in G minor for flute and string quintet, WoO II/1. His first recording of all of Georg Metzger's flute concertos was nominated for the German Record Critics' Award's shortlist. Since 2023, he has been the artistic director of the largest open-air classical music concert in Baden-Württemberg: Mount Klassik, part of DAS FEST in Karlsruhe, attracts up to 20,000 listeners. "For me, music is essentially openness towards audiences, fellow musicians and composers - but also openness towards untrodden paths, artistic development, and personal growth." www.johannes-hustedt.de

Chai Min Werner, discovered her love for the instrument in childhood, its sound filling the Swiss mountains. She initially played traditional music under the care of the Swiss alphornist and composer Theo Mutti. From tradition, the sound led her through improvisation to classical music. Since 2011, she has performed in classical ensembles with flute, harp, guitar, piano, and organ, as well as a soloist with orchestras. She has appeared at venues including the International Bach Academy Stuttgart, the Hohenlohe and North Hesse Cultural Summers, the Baden-Baden Philharmonic Chamber Concerts, and DAS FEST Karlsruhe. Concert tours have taken her to Switzerland, the Netherlands, Austria, and Georgia. She received crucial inspiration from the Swiss alphornist Balthasar Streiff. New works are being created specifically for her in collaboration with international composers such as Hans-Jürg Sommer, Siegmund Schmidt, and Pascal Jugy. Since 2015, Chai Min Werner has been exploring the sonic possibilities of the tam-tam gong, performing solo concerts and leading gong workshops. Together with her husband, Johannes Hustedt, she founded the Kunsthaus-Durlach in 2006 with the aim of making music, visual art, and spirituality directly accessible."The sound that cannot be stopped, that touches the emotions on all levels, connecting everything - allowing the musician, public and the creation to become one - that is what inspires me in music." www.kunsthaus-durlach.de

The harpist Stephanie Wunsch born in Lahr in the Black Forest, was immediately captivated by the harp when she first heard it played in concert at the age of seven. After a year as a preparatory student at the Music Academy in Stuttgart, she began studies at the Music Academy in Karlsruhe. Following her completion of the master's programme in harp with Prof. Maria Stange with honours, she was accepted into the soloists' class. Her education was supplemented by international master courses and a large number of orchestral and chamber music projects, as well as completion of the master's programme in music pedagogy. Alongside her international concert activities, she is active as a teacher of harp and music mediator in Karlsruhe and vicinity. "Through my instrument, I try to share my enthusiasm for the music with other people."