Christoph König
Principal conductor and music director of the Solistes Européens Luxembourg, German-born Christoph König (also spelled Koenig) has been active with an unusually wide variety of ensembles in Europe, the U.S., and South America. König was born in Dresden, then in East Germany, in 1968. When he was nine, he won a place in the prestigious Dresden Kreuzchor boys' choir. Studying orchestral conducting at the Carl Maria von Weber Conservatory in Dresden from 1988 to 1993, he began to find conducting posts soon after graduating. In the 1990s, he was Kapellmeister at the Wuppertal-Gelsenkirchen Opera House, and in 2001 he became First Kapellmeisters at Opera Bonn and the associated Beethovenhalle Orchestra. König was named chief conductor of the Malmö Symphony Orchestra in Sweden in 2003, and in 2008 he moved to Brazil to take the same post at the Orquestra Sinfónica do Porto Casa da Musica. Remaining there until 2014, he became known in European cities as he took the orchestra on tour to Vienna, Antwerp, Rotterdam, Strasbourg, and Luxembourg, where he attracted the attention of the Solistes Européens and was named their music director in 2010. König has made guest conducting appearances with major ensembles in Europe (the Concertgebouw Orchestra, the BBC Philharmonic, and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, with whom he toured in China), and the U.S. (the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Pittsburgh, Houston, and Baltimore Symphony Orchestras). He has also conducted opera at major houses in Germany, Switzerland, and Spain. These varied orchestral associations have often resulted in recordings: In 2003, König recorded Beethoven's Fourth and Fifth Symphonies with the Malmö Symphony Orchestra, and he has recorded Beethoven and Sibelius with the Solistes Européens. In 2018, he released with that group a recording of the Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3 of the 19th century French composer Louise Farrenc. König lives in Vienna and appeared on a postage stamp issued by the Luxembourg government.
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Farrenc: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3
Solistes Europeens, Luxembourg, Christoph König
Clásica - Editado por Naxos el 13 abr. 2018
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Farrenc: Orchestral Works
Solistes Europeens, Luxembourg, Jean Muller, Christoph König
Clásica - Editado por Naxos el 14 feb. 2020
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Méhul: Symphony No. 1 - Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 "Eroica"
Christoph König, Soloists Européens Luxembourg
Música sinfónica - Editado por RUBICON el 3 nov. 2017
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Beethoven: The Symphonies
Christoph König, Solistes Européens Luxembourg
Clásica - Editado por RUBICON el 25 sep. 2020
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Dvorak: Symphony No. 9 "From the New World"
Christoph König, Solistes Européens Luxembourg
Clásica - Editado por RUBICON el 28 jun. 2019
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Schubert: Symphony No. 9 in C Major, D. 944 "Great" - Berio: "Rendering" after Schubert Symphony No. 10 in D Major, D. 936a
Christoph König, Soloists Européens Luxembourg
Música sinfónica - Editado por RUBICON el 15 jun. 2018
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Luxembourg Contemporary Music, Vol. 1
Solistes Europeens, Luxembourg, Christoph König
Clásica - Editado por Naxos el 5 mar. 2021
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Beethoven: The Symphonies
Solistes Européens Luxembourg, Christoph König
Sinfonías - Editado por Rubicon el 25 sep. 2020
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Luxembourg Contemporary Music, Vol. 3
Solistes Europeens, Luxembourg, Christoph König
Clásica - Editado por Naxos el 23 feb. 2024
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Après la nuit...
Philippe Schartz, Chris Williams, Sarah-Jayne Porsmoguer, Karen Geoghegan, Solistes Europeens, Luxembourg, Christoph König
Clásica - Editado por Chandos el 1 nov. 2011
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Après la nuit… - Philippe Schartz
Christoph König, Solistes Europeens, Luxembourg, Philippe Schartz, Karen Geoghegan, Sarah-Jayne Porsmoguer, Chris Williams
Música concertante - Editado por Chandos el 1 nov. 2011
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Henryk Melcer-Szczawinski: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 (Hyperion Romantic Piano Concerto 44)
Jonathan Plowright, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Christoph König
Clásica - Editado por Hyperion el 1 ene. 2008
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Nystroem: Sinfonia del mare - Sinfonia breve
Clásica - Editado por BIS el 5 jul. 2011
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Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 5 (Ludwig van Beethoven)
Música sinfónica - Editado por dB Productions el 26 may. 2003
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Schubert: Symphony No. 9 in C Major, D. 944 "Great" - Berio: "Rendering" after Schubert Symphony No. 10 in D Major, D. 936a
Christoph König, Soloists Européens Luxembourg
Sinfonías - Editado por RUBICON el 15 jun. 2018
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Martisson: Dreams (Rolf Martinsson - Jacques Werup)
Clásica - Editado por Daphne Records el 1 oct. 2010
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo