Paul Cibis
Born in Germany, Paul studied piano with Karl-Heinz Kämmerling at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater in Hanover. Afterwards he read musicology and philosophy at universities in Berlin and at Royal Holloway, University of London. Since 1998 he has worked with Peter Feuchtwanger, London - firstly as a private student, since 2002 as his assistant. As a duo specialist Paul Cibis attended the Postgraduate Accompanist Course at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, studying with Graham Johnson and Robin Bowman. He was awarded a scholarship and continued his work there as a professional accompanist. Privately or in masterclasses he studied with Hartmut Höll, Rudolf Jansen, Irwin Gage, Sarah Walker, Christa Ludwig, Thomas Hampson und Elisabeth Schwarzkopf. Since October 2005 Paul Cibis teaches as a vocal coach at the Trinity College of Music in London. Paul Cibis has performed in concerts at home and abroad since 1994. Regular performances have brought him to Berlin, Munich, Leipzig, Bamberg, London and Paris. He performed at the Feuchtwangen Klavierfestival, the Kurt Weill Fest in Dessau and the Jüdische Kulturtage in Frankfurt am Main, and appeared in TV & radio broadcasts by the WDR, 3Sat, ORB, HR and BBC. He played solo recitals in the USA in Los Angeles und New York City as well as a song recital tour through New Zealand. Recently he was invited to China to perform in Shanghai and has already been twice to Taiwan to give a masterclass for pianists. Paul's website

Craig White 
Craig White was born in England in 1984. He started playing the piano at the age of four with Patricia Romero. While actively involved in various aspects of music making he developed a special talent for accompanying while still at school, at Epsom College. Under Richard Deering's tutelage Craig gained his ATCL. Craig studied for his music degree at St Catherine's College, Oxford, and graduated in 2005. He then attended a post-graduate piano accompanist course at the Royal Academy of Music, London, taught by Michael Dussek and Diana Ketler, and was awarded the Daniel Kelly Accompanist Prize and the Gilling Family Scholarship. He has had the privilege of attending master classes with eminent professors such as, Malcolm Martineau, Paul Hamburger, Robin Bowman, Jan Philip Schulze and Oxana Yablonskaya. At Oxford he held the Répétiteur Scholarship with the New Chamber Opera, performing in their student and professional productions such as Mozart's La Finta Semplice, Purcell's Dido and Aeneas, Handel's Semele, John Caldwell's Il Trespolo Tutore. In addition, he has worked as a repetiteur for the Oxford Baroque Soloist and Oxford City Opera, including performances of Bach's St John's Passion, Puccini's La Boheme, Britten's Turn of the Screw and Wolf's Italiensches Liederbuch. Craig was also a regular chamber music performer at the Holywell Music Room, Oxford, including a performance with the Allegri String Quartet at their Golden Jubilee Concert in 2004. Other UK engagements have included performances at the Schubert festival in London; recitals, concerts, and music festivals in Aylesbury, Cambridge, Dorking, Bristol and Windsor. Engagements abroad include the Cantiere d'arte Montepulciano in Italy and performances with the Olive Piano Trio in Belgium. In 2007 Craig was accepted on the 'Live Music Now' scheme with the cellist Edward Furse. Craig has also worked as an accompanist at singers' courses in Ardingly and Oxenfoord. He is supported by the Musicians Benevolent Fund.