Christoph Konnerth

Born into a family of musicians, Christoph Konnerth was introduced to music at an early age, learning to play the saxophone and bassoon. At the age of 16 he began studying bassoon with Albrecht Holder at the Würzburg Academy of Music. Christoph Konnerth plays with great passion in various chamber music ensembles and also serves a substitute for orchestras such as the Ulm Philharmonic and the Hamburg Symphonic Orchestra. During his study year abroad at the Maastricht Conservatory in 2011/12, he completed his first compositions for various band projects and smaller ensembles. In June 2017 he was awarded his master’s degree after studying with Christian Kunert and Rainer Leisewitz at the Hamburg Academy of Music and Theatre. From 2017 to 2019 Christoph Konnerth was a member of the Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra’s academy.