Christoph Koncz

Christoph Koncz
Born	3 September 1987 (1987-09-03) (age 24) Konstanz, Germany
Genres	Classical
Occupations	Musician
Instruments	Violin, piano
Years active	1993–present

Christoph Koncz (born 3 September 1987) is an Austrian violinist. He is possibly most notable in popular culture for his role as the orphaned prodigy Kaspar Weiss in the 1998 Canadian film The Red Violin.

Biography

Born to a musical family in the town of Konstanz/Germany, Koncz received his first violin at the age of four. In 1993, he began study at the Universität für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Wien in Vienna. He has performed in multiple concert halls across Europe, North America, and Asia, and has won several awards for his virtuosity.

Koncz currently lives in Vienna, where is a member of the Vienna State Opera Orchestra; he also performs frequently as a second violinist with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra.^[1] He has held performance in theatres in Germany and worldwide.^[2]

See also

• Joshua Bell
• List of music prodigies

References

1. ^ Members of the Vienna Philharmonic
2. ^ Christoph Koncz - Official Site

External links

• Official Website (German)

Persondata
Name	Koncz, Christoph
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	3 September 1987
Place of birth
Date of death
Place of death