From the outset of his career as a conductor, Christoph Poppen’s name has been synonymous with innovative programming and commitment to contemporary music. Working with many top orchestras throughout Europe, North America, South America, and Asia, Poppen is currently principal conductor of the Cologne Chamber Orchestra and principal guest conductor of Hong Kong Sinfonietta. He is former artistic director of the Munich Chamber Orchestra, and former music director of the Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern.

Greatly sought-after as a pedagogue, he has been Professor of Violin and Chamber Music at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater in Munich since 2003 and was also appointed Professor of Violin Chair at the Escuela Superior de Música Reina Sofía Madrid in 2021. From 2001 to 2005 he was artistic director of the ARD International Music Competition. Concurrently, Christoph Poppen is artistic director of two exciting festivals, Festival Internacional de Música de Marvão in Portugal and since 2020 the Classic Revolution Festival in Seoul, South Korea.

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