Born in Heidenheim, the baritone has been a member of the Semperoper's Junges Ensemble since the beginning of the 2023/24 season. His stage repertoire includes Schaunard (La Bohème), Rodrigo (Don Carlo), Conte Almaviva (Le nozze di Figaro), Papageno (Die Zauberflöte), Graf von Eberbach (Der Wildschütz), Sharpless (Madama Butterfly) and the title role in Gianni Schicchi. Among other awards, Gerrit Illenberger received the Leonhard and Ida Wolf Memorial Prize for Music from the city of Munich and the Max Liebhaber Prize from the city of Heidenheim. In addition to his support from Live Music Now, he received the Deutschlandstipendium and was a scholarship holder of the Bavarian Choir Academy and the Heidelberger Frühling Lied Academy. He received his vocal training with Hartmut Elbert as well as at the University of Music and Performing Arts Munich.

The artistic journey of the Macedonian pianist Rebeka Stojkoska is significantly shaped by her dedication to song art. Her performances have taken her to Alte Oper Frankfurt, Konzerthaus Dortmund, Pierre Boulez Hall in Berlin, Heidelberger Frühling, Bonn's Schumann Festival, and the Hidalgo Festival in Munich, in duos with Julian Prégardien, Matthias Winckhler, Julia Duscher, Serafina Starke, and Gerrit Illenberger. She has received numerous awards and scholarships and was part of the Lied Academy at the Heidelberger Frühling Festival. In addition to her concert activities, she has been a vocal coach at the University of Music and Theater Munich since 2020. She studied piano and song interpretation at the University of Music Freiburg, completed her postgraduate studies at Mozarteum University Salzburg, and is currently continuing her studies at the University of Music in Karlsruhe.