Dorothee Oberlinger and Matthias Brandt

German recorder player and educator Dorothee Oberlinger won the 1997 Moeck International Competition and founded Ensemble 1700. She has performed with leading historical ensembles, recorded extensively for Deutsche Harmonia Mundi, and serves as a professor at the Salzburg Mozarteum.

Matthias Brandt, born in West Berlin, Germany, is a celebrated actor, audiobook narrator, and writer. The son of former Chancellor Willy Brandt, he is known for versatile performances in film and television, including "Polizeiruf 110". He has garnered multiple Adolf Grimme Prizes, the Golden Camera, and the Carl Zuckmayer Medal. Brandt also authors books and performs word-music collages with musician Jens Thomas.