Christoph Koncz
Christoph Koncz (born September 3, 1987, in Konstanz) is an Austrian-Hungarian conductor, performing internationally with orchestras such as the London Symphony Orchestra, Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Orchestre Métropolitain de Montréal and Hong Kong Philharmonic.
Christoph Koncz | |
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Christoph Koncz (2020) | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 3 September 1987 Konstanz, West Germany |
| Genres | Classical |
| Occupation(s) | Violinist, Conductor |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Website | christophkoncz.com |
He has started his tenure as Music Director of the Orchestre symphonique de Mulhouse in September 2023 and is currently in his fifth season as Chief Conductor of the Deutsche Kammerakademie Neuss am Rhein. He has also enjoyed a close relationship with the Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra and the renowned French period instrument ensemble Les Musiciens du Louvre.
Originally active as a violinist, Christoph Koncz was appointed principal second violin of the Vienna Philharmonic aged twenty in 2008, a position he has held until August 2023. At the age of just nine, he received worldwide acclaim for starring as child prodigy Kaspar Weiss in the Canadian feature film The Red Violin, which won the 1999 Academy Award for Best Original Score.