Yana Mering , Violinist: Born in 1993 in Kaliningrad, Russia, Yana Mering is a violinist who brings clarity, nuance, and expressiveness to her performances, connecting naturally with audiences in both concert halls and chamber settings. Yana’s musical journey began under Professor Alexander Andreev at the Rachmaninov Kaliningrad Regional Music College. She later continued her studies at the Classical Maimonides Academy under Professor Evgeniy Levin, graduating with highest honors in 2018. From the earliest stages of her career, she was recognized for her interpretative insight and dedication, earning prizes at numerous international competitions, including first prize at the Maimonides International Competition in Moscow and two Grand Prix awards, in Sicily and at the “Schubertiada” competition in Moscow. Her performances have taken her to some of the world’s most prestigious stages, including the Grand Hall of the Tchaikovsky State Conservatory, the Moscow Philharmonic, the Bolshoi Theatre, and Vienna’s Musikverein. As an orchestra player, she has collaborated with leading conductors such as Paavo Järvi, Tugan Sokhiev, Julian Rachlin, Charles Dutoit, Christoph Moulds, Philippe Herreweghe, and Dan Ettinger. Yana’s orchestral career has included positions with the Kaliningrad Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra and the Kaluga Youth Symphony Orchestra, followed by four seasons with the Russian National Youth Symphony Orchestra. Since 2023, she has served as Associate Principal Violin with the Israel Symphony Orchestra Rishon LeZion and the Israeli Opera.

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Doron Alperin, Viola: The Violist Doron Alperin was born in 1978 in Israel. He went to the music and Art high school of Thelma Yalin. AAer that he served in the IDF as an excellent musician in the educaEon corps. Doron has a bachelors degree from the Rubin academy in the Tel-Aviv university. He completed his masters degree both in the Mozartueum university in Salzburg, Austria, and in Rostock, Germany. Doron has a great experience in orchestras as he played through the years with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, The Netanya kibitzim orchestra, Southbank sinfonia (London), The London Symphony Orchestra, The WestEastern Divan (conducted my Daniel Barenboim), and the Jerusalem Camerata. Since 2008 he is a member of the The World orchestra for Peace. He joined the Israel Symphony Orchestra Rishon Lezion in 2018.

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Eyal Haiman, Cello: Eyal was born in 1996. He began studying the cello at the age of 9 at the Conservatory of the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance in Cornelius Fauor's class and later in Michal Korman's class. He completed his Bachelor’s degree in Performance at the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance under Zvi Plesser. He pursued his Master’s degree at the Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe with Martin Ostertag and in chamber music at the Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts under Angelika Merkle. He was awarded a scholarship from the America-Israel Cultural Foundation for the years 2013-2015. He won the "Young Artist Voice of Music Competition" in 2012 and the Dina Turgeman Chamber Music Competition at the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance. In 2018, he won first place in the Karl Adler Competition in Baden-Württemberg. During his studies in Germany, he received support from "Yehudi Menuhin Live-Music-Now". He is the Associate Principal cellist of the Israel Symphony Orchestra Rishon LeZion since September 2024.