Christoph Wyneken (born 1941) is a German violinist and conductor.

Life and career

Born in Berlin, Wyneken studied violin and conducting at the music academies of Berlin University of the Arts, Hochschule für Musik Detmold and

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. As a violinist he played with the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, with the

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and as first concertmaster of the

NDR Radiophilharmonie The NDR Radiophilharmonie is a German radio orchestra, affiliated with the Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR) in Hanover, the capital of Lower Saxony. The orchestra principally gives concerts in the ''Großer Sendesaal'' of the ''Landesfunkhaus Niedersa ...

. Wyneken had a teaching position for chamber music/violin at the Hochschule für Musik Freiburg. Wyneken's commitment to promoting young talent and as conductor of the

Landesjugendorchester Baden-Württemberg The (Youth Orchestra of Baden-Wuerttemberg, LJO), founded in 1972, is a youth orchestra based in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. The orchestra gives a concert tour in Baden-Württemberg twice a year, and has travelled abroad on several oc ...

was honoured in 2003 with the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany. A cooperation links Wyneken with music academies in Germany, Japan, Poland and the United States. He was a visiting professor at the "Musashino" music academy in Tokyo and led concert projects of the university orchestra with subsequent concert tours through the music centres of Japan. In Bangkok, Wyneken conducted projects of the South East Asian student orchestra SAYOWE. Since the 2010s, Wyneken has been a

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at the Idyllwild Festival in Los Angeles. In 2009, he accepted an invitation to the University of Southern California in Los Angeles for the first time. Wyneken conducts both professional and student and youth orchestras. He has conducted with the professional orchestras of the NDR Hanover Radio Philharmonic, the Berner Sinfonieorchester, the

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, the Breslauer Philharmoniker, the

Stuttgarter Philharmoniker The Stuttgarter Philharmoniker (Stuttgart Philharmonic) is the symphony orchestra of Stuttgart, the capital of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Founded in 1924, they play regular concert series including youth concerts in Stuttgart, as well as guest c ...

, the

Stuttgarter Kammerorchester The Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra (Stuttgarter Kammerorchester) is a German chamber orchestra based in Stuttgart. Its principal concert venue is the Liederhalle, Stuttgart. History Karl Münchinger founded the orchestra in 1945, and served as its ...

, and the Silesian Philharmony.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Wyneken, Christoph German conductors (music) German classical violinists German male classical violinists Recipients of the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany 1941 births Living people Musicians from Berlin Berlin University of the Arts alumni