Christoph Zimper

Christoph Zimper

Professor of Clarinet at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna since 2017 and regular lecturer at the Allegro Vivo masterclasses for clarinet. Founded and has been artistic director of the Weißensee-Klassik-Festival since 2015. Founding member of the Wiener Klangkommune,member of the K&K Vienna platform, the Artos Quintet and other ensembles. Solo clarinettist in the Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg since 2012. Orchestral activity with the Vienna and Munich Philharmonic Orchestras, the Staatskapelle Dresden, the Tonkünstlerorchester Niederösterreich, as well as with the orchestras of the Vienna State Opera and Volksoper, the Bavarian State Opera; 2011-2012 member of the Academy of the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra under Lorin Maaze. Multiple first prize winner at competitions at home and abroad. Studied at the Vienna University of Music with Johann Hindler. Graduated with distinction.