Founded 1995 in Germany, Trio Echnaton won the German Music competition for young artists in Germany (1998) and plays many string-concerts. They also plays piano-concerts and string sextetts together with artist like Thomas Brandis and Martin Ostertag. Members of Trio Echnaton are Mayra Ingke Salinas(Violiln), Sebastian Krunnies( Viola) and Frank-Michael Guthman(Cello).