Nikka Gershman is a flutist, composer, and Juilliard Kovner Fellow dedicated to expanding the canonical repertoire and collaborative endeavors at the highest level. Her passion for preserving history while championing innovation inspired her to found the MSF.

Elliot Lippy is a cellist, composer, and Juilliard Kovner Fellow. As a composer, he seeks musical syncretism, from Bach in 17th-century Germany to Prokofiev in Soviet Russia, with an emphasis on counterpoint. The intensity of expression lies at the core of his performance philosophy.

Isaac Parlin is a pianist and C.V. Starr Doctoral Fellow at The Juilliard School dedicated to performance and artistic depth. A graduate of Columbia University and Juilliard, he has a particular affinity for the music of Franz Liszt and Alexander Scriabin, alongside a broad engagement with the piano repertoire.

Johannes Fischer is a Vienna-based musicologist, journalist, and musician dedicated to deepening public engagement with classical music through research, criticism, and media. He brings an international perspective shaped by his German-American upbringing and experience as a writer and performer.