Fedele Antonicelli, born in 1973, studied piano in Bari with Giovanna Valente and in Saarbrücken with Thomas Duis, graduating with distinction. He furthered his training in masterclasses with renowned artists such as Benedetto Lupo, Menahem Pressler, and Aldo Ciccolini. A multiple prizewinner at national and international competitions—including the Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli and Walter Gieseking Competitions—he received the Münchner Kammerorchester Special Prize at the 2002 ARD Music Competition.

As a soloist, Antonicelli has performed across Europe, North America, and Asia with orchestras such as the Bari Symphony, the St. Petersburg Philharmonic, and the Russian State Symphony Orchestra. His interpretations have been broadcast by RAI, BR, NHK, and others. He currently teaches collaborative piano at the University of Music Saar and has been dedicated to mentoring young pianists in the Ulm–Aalen region, many of whom have won top prizes at major competitions.

Swen Fischer studied piano at the Mozarteum University Salzburg with Valerie Weihs-Marek, Alfons Kontarsky and Christoph Lieske and has been working with Prof. Marisa Somma in Bari since 2016. In 1996 he co-founded the private academy pianoforte in Salzburg; since 2000 he has lived and taught in Munich. In 2002 he founded the playy publishing house, dedicated to teaching concepts for pre-school children, and since 2005 he has taught at his own playy Musikstudio, which is also an examination centre of the ABRSM London.

He serves as a juror at national and international competitions, among them Jugend musiziert, the Carl Adler Competition in Stuttgart and the Clara Schumann Competition in Karlsruhe. Together with Fedele Antonicelli and Fernando Viani he founded the EUPLAYY Online Competition, which he directed from 2020 to 2025. Since 2025 he has been managing director of the EUPLAYY gGmbH.