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Christoph Eschenbach

Personb. 1940 · Wrocław, Germany, Germany

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Christoph Eschenbach is a German pianist and conductor born in Wrocław in 1940. He studied piano in Hamburg and quickly gained international recognition after winning major competitions in the early 1960s. His career as a pianist spanned several decades, during which he performed with leading orchestras and recorded extensively in the classical repertoire. Transitioning to conducting, Eschenbach has held principal positions with the Houston Symphony, the Ravinia Festival, the Philadelphia Orchestra, and the National Symphony Orchestra in Washington, D.C. He is noted for his interpretations of Romantic and 20th-century works and continues to appear as a guest conductor with major ensembles worldwide.