Konstantin Krimmel
of German-Romanian origin, received his first musical training with the St. George's Choir Boys in Ulm. At the age of 21, he began his vocal studies with Prof. Teru Yoshihara, which the singer completed with distinction in 2020. Since then, he has been coached by Tobias Truniger in Munich.

Whilst still being a student, during his studies Konstantin Krimmel developed a special love for the concert and lied repertoire, which he quickly expanded. He has since won numerous competitions, including the 2019 German Music Competition as well as 1st prize at the International Helmut Deutsch Lied Competition, 2nd prize at the International Singing Competition 'Das Lied' in Heidelberg and the Gian Battista Viotti International Music Competition.

Consequently, the artist has already appeared nationally and internationally, including recitals at the Kölner Philharmonie, at the Deutsche Oper Berlin as well as at the Konzerthaus Berlin, at the Oper Frankfurt, at the Heidelberger Frühling, at the Schubertíada de Vilabertran as well as the Schubertiade in Schwarzenberg, in Madrid, London (Wigmore Hall) and at the Oxford Lieder Festival. In the 21/22 season, he will perform in Strasbourg, Nuremberg and Hohenems, among others.

Attractive projects likewise await him in the oratorio field: in summer 2021, Brahms Requiem conducted by Raphael Pichon (together with Sabine Devieilhe, soprano) in Bordeaux, in December an extensive tour (Christmas Oratorio by J.S.Bach) with the Nederlands Kamerkoor conducted by P. Dijkstra and, at Easter 2022, concerts with Bach's St. Matthew Passion under Ph.Herreweghe.

In the field of opera, Konstantin Krimmel is about to open a whole new chapter: in autumn 2021, he will become a member of the Bavarian State Opera. Next season, he is going to appear in Strauss' 'Ariadne auf Naxos' (Harlequin), in Britten's 'Peter Grimes' (Ned Keene) and in 'Thomas' (Matthias) by Georg Friedrich Haas, with the leading Mozart roles in particular awaiting him in the coming years.

In 2019, the artist has signed an exclusive contract with French label Alpha, and a recording of Handel's 'Brockes Passion' (together with the Ensemble Arcangelo under Jonathan Cohen) has just been released. His first Lied CD entitled 'Saga' (songs and ballads by Loewe, Schumann, Schubert, Adolf Jensen) was highly celebrated: "at only 26 years of age, he already possesses an interpretive depth and a technical sovereignty and does not need to fear comparison with great Lied singers of his vocal fach." Thilo Braun, Deutschlandfunk.

Daniel Heide
Hailing from Weimar, Daniel Heide is one of the most sought-after collaborative pianists and chamber musicians of his generation. He performs inconcert series and festivals throughout Europe and Asia, including in the concert halls of Vienna, Berlin and Dortmund, London’s Wigmore Hall, at the Schubertiade in Schwarzenberg/Hohenems (Austria) and Vilabertran (Spain), Heidelberger Frühling andat the Oxford Lieder Festival.

He regularly partners with singers such as Andrè Schuen, Christoph Prégardien, Simone Kermes, Britta Schwarz, RomanTrekel and Tobias Berndt. In addition, he performs Lieder recitals with Regula Mühlemann, Fatma Said, Christina Landshamer, Benjamin Appl, Sheva Tehoval, Dietrich Henschel, Dorottya Lang, Patrick Grahl, Katharina Konradi, Hanno Müller-Brachmann, Luca Pisaroni and Johannes Weisser.Likewise, he loves collaborating on drama projects with narrators andactors, and has worked with individuals including Christian Brückner, Udo Samel, Thomas Thieme, Markus Meyer and Hanns Zischler.He also enjoyed a close working relationship with the Greek-German mezzo soprano Stella Doufexis.

The CD they recorded together entitled “Poemes”, featuring songsby Claude Debussy, received the German Record Critics’ Award.Daniel Heide has performed sonata recitals with soloists including Sabine Meyer, Andreas Willwohl, Tabea Zimmermann, Antje Weithaas, Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt, Jens Peter Maintz and Danjulo Ishizaka, among others.

He is the founder and artistic director of the “Der lyrische Salon – Liederabende auf Schloss Ettersburg” concert series. Created in 2011, this is one of the few concert series worldwide dedicated purely to song. He has performed over 50 Lieder recitals at the event as the piano partner of many renowned vocal soloists.His first CD with songs by Robert Schumann, Hugo Wolf and Frank Martin,which he recorded together with South Tyrolean baritone Andrè Schuen under AVI, received the ECHO Klassik award for “Best Newcomer (Singer)” in summer 2016. The latest CD released by the duo, entitled “Wanderer” and featuring songs by Franz Schubert, reached the Top 20 of the classic charts in 2018.