Its members are five musicians of Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, MDR Symphony Orchestra, and Staatskapelle Halle.

Since then, they have performed at various international festivals, inter alia in New York City in August 2009, hosted by the National Flute Association of the United States.

A few years ago, Quintessenz started to focus on the support of young flutists.

In addition to that, Quintessenz has several special programs that combine music and poetry (Hymn to fish, All those birds).

For those, they are assisted by professional stage actors who recite poems to the respective topic.