Johannes Kammler is one of the most promising German baritones of his generation. Born in Augsburg, the artist received his first musical training from the Augsburg Cathedral Choir. Later he studied singing in Freiburg im Breisgau, Toronto and at the Guildhall in London. Johannes Kammler was a finalist and winner of the international singing competitions Neue Stimmen and Operalia. In August 2015, Johannes Kammler made his debut at the Verbier Festival as Marcello in La Bohème and since then he has made his debut in houses and festivals as the Norske Opera in Oslo, the Bregenz Festival or the Glyndebourne Festival. Since season 2018/2019, Johannes is part of the ensemble of the Stuttgart Opera State. He is also very active and successful with singing Lieder. and has been invited to the Oxford Lieder Festival, the Wigmore Hall or the Beethovenfest Bonn.

Akemi Murakami is a pianist born in Japan. She is counted among the most popular Lied accompanists and chamber music partners of her generation. Her Lied partners are amongst others Benjamin Appl, Thomas E. Bauer, Daniel Behle, Angelika Kirchschlager und Manuel Walser. She appears as a soloist, as a Lied and chamber music partner at numerous concerts and festivals, like the music festival Heidelberger Frühling, the Aldeburgh Festival, the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel Festival in Bruxelles as well as at the Konzerthaus Berlin, Prinzregententheater Munich, the Markgräfliches Opernhaus Bayreuth, the Brucknerhaus Linz and the Opera de Lille. She made concert tours to Switzland, Italy, England and Japan. Akemi Murakami graduated from the University of Music and Performing Arts Munich. She is initiator and artistic director of the Lied recital series „LIEDERLEBEN“ located in the Munich residence.