Soprano Simone Easthope has been recognized for the beauty of her voice, her broad-ranging repertoire, and her communicative flair. Simone has a special affinity for Lied and art song repertoire: she is a prizewinner of the International Robert Schumann Competition and has appeared in the New York Festival of Song with Steven Blier. With her husband, pianist Benjamin Moser, she has performed across Australia, Germany, and Italy.

Simone studied at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and the Juilliard School. As a voice teacher, Simone works regularly with professional opera singers from the Deutsche Oper, the Komische Oper Berlin and the Dresdener Semperoper.

Sought after as a song accompanist and chamber musician, pianist Jonathan Ware has performed across Europe at venues including the Théâtre des Champs-Elysée, Berlin Staatsoper, Bordeaux Opera, the Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Wigmore Hall, and the Pierre Boulez Saal.

Jonathan has performed widely throughout Europe appearing at venues including the Munich Philharmonie, Kölner Philharmonie, Berlin Konzerthaus, the Rheingau Festival and Salzburg Festival Dialogues at the Mozarteum and in the United States at Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C..

Jonathan teaches at the Hochschule ‘Hanns Eisler’ and Barenboim-Said Akademie. He studied at the Juilliard School, Eastman School of Music, and the Hochschule für Musik ‘Hanns Eisler’.