Corinna Simon (soprano) was born in Dresden in 1973. Early on, she recognized her artistic inclinations and received training in singing, acting, speech training, and dance, but then decided to study classical singing with Viktoria Promny-Göpfert. For years, she has regularly performed on stage with classical song recitals.

Philipp Riedel (piano), born in 1975 in Middle Franconia, studied musicology and cultural management in Weimar. Since 2004, he has lived in Dresden and works as a composer and performer. His focus is on setting existing poetry to music - both traditional and modern.