ABOUT

Christoph Anzböck is a versatile and internationally sought-after musician, born in a small town in Lower Austria and now based in Basel.

His artistic work as a performer and a musical director is primarily focused on exploring the vocal and instrumental repertoire of the 17th and 18th century, through the lens of drawing connections between music and other artistic forms to better present the intellectual and emotional aspects of this music in a contemporary context. Sacred and secular vocal music are of special interest to him, as well as the oeuvre of pieces for solo keyboard instruments. Christoph is also deeply passionate about the rediscovery and performance of previously unnoticed or forgotten works.

In particular, he is concerned with the exploration of the largely ignored dramatic repertoire that emerged within the Viennese court between the late 17th and early 18th centuries. Together with violinist Eva Saladin, Christoph Anzböck founded the ensemble IL FUOCO ETERNO in 2023 to rekindle the fire for this particularly fascinating episode in European music history and to make the repertoire accessible to a broad audience.

Christoph Anzböck performs with renowned early music ensembles, and his work is documented through radio broadcasts and CD recordings. He has received multiple awards, including those at the “Daniel Herz Organ Competition” and the "Promotion Prize for Early Music" of Saarländischer Rundfunk.

As the artistic director of "Musik in der Klosterkirche Muri", he oversees the significant historical organ complex of the church in the former Benedictine monastery and is responsible for an early music series of European renown.

In 2018, he completed a master’s degree with distinction, studying thoroughbass and ensemble direction at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis with Jörg-Andreas Bötticher and Andrea Marcon. He has also previously studied at the University of Vienna, the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna and the University of the Arts Bremen.