The ensemble of soloists was formed in 1994 mostly by members of the Staatskapelle Dresden, directed by double bassist Helmut Branny.
[1][2] They have revived music by less-known composers, including Friedrich Wilhelm Herschel, Johann Gottlieb Naumann, Antonio Rosetti and Anton Teyber.
[4] The Kapellsolisten have performed with soloists such as Maurice André, Isabelle van Keulen, Axel Köhler, Viktoria Mullova, Peter Schreier,[5] Nils Mönkemeyer,[6] and Jan Vogler.
[3] They also played with Alison Balsom, Gábor Boldoczki, Matthias Goerne, Danjulo Ishizaka, François Leleux, Albrecht Mayer, Sergei Nakariakov, Peter Rösel, Lise de la Salle and Martin Stadtfeld.
[8] For a concert celebrating their 20th anniversary, they commissioned a work from Petr Popelka, who is double bass player of the Staatskapelle Dresden and the Kapellsolisten, and wrote a Sinfonia da camera (chamber symphony) in five movements.