Christophe Pantillon was born in Neuchâtel and comes from a family of musicians of Swiss and American origin. He received his first cello lessons in his hometown from J.-P. Guy and Elena Botez in Bern. He then continued his cello studies with Heinrich Schiff at the Academy of Music in Basel. Further studies with Valentin Erben (Alban Berg Quartet) at the University of Music in  Vienna and with Ralph Kirshbaum at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester, as well as masterclasses with Mischa Maisky in Siena, among others, rounded off his training.

He has lived in Vienna since 1992, where he co-founded the aron quartet in 1998. He is also a member of various chamber music ensembles and regularly performs in a duo with his wife, the violinist Klara Flieder. Christophe Pantillon has recorded numerous chamber music CDs, several of which have won international awards.

Performances as a soloist or as a member of various chamber music ensembles have taken Christophe Pantillon to Vienna ( Musikverein, Konzerthaus), Salzburg ( Mozarteum ), London (Wigmore Hall), Washington (Library of Congress), Paris (Opéra Bastille), Tokyo (Casals Hall), Moscow (Tchaikovsky Conservatory), Buenos Aires (Teatro Colón), Madrid (Teatro Real), Zurich (Tonhalle), Prague, Berlin, Amsterdam, Warsaw, Saint Petersburg, Helsinki…