_{As professional pianist, Waldo has more than 30 years performance experience as soloist, collaborative pianist, and chamber musician. His interest in the art of performance is intricately linked with his work as artist-teacher and includes expert knowledge on deliberate practice and the psychology of performance.}

Piet Koornhof has more than four decades of experience as professional violinist, ensemble player and teacher. He studied with Susan Sauerman, Alan Solomon and later with Dorothy DeLay at the Juilliard School in New York. He founded the South African Chamber Music Society in 1986 which presented top South African chamber music performers in concerts and international recordings. He has recorded for Koch Discover International and Delos. He is also a qualified Master Practitioner of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP).

Pianist and educator Tinus Botha has been the recipient of several awards, including the silver medal at the Hennie Joubert Piano Competition in Wellington, the UNISA South African Music Scholarship, Unisa’s DJ Roode Overseas Scholarship, and the Gertrude Buchanan Prize. He was a finalist and prize winner in the first Nederburg South African National Piano Competition. During his undergraduate studies, he completed three licentiates – teacher’s and performer’s licentiates from Unisa, as well as a performer’s licentiate from Trinity College.