Christoph Koncz is an Austrian-Hungarian conductor, performing internationally with orchestras such as the London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre de Paris, Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden, Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra London, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, hr‑Sinfonieorchester Frankfurt, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Orquestra Sinfônica do Estado de São Paulo, Orchestre Métropolitain de Montréal and Hong Kong Philharmonic.
He has started his tenure as Music Director of the Orchestre symphonique de Mulhouse in September 2023 and is currently in his sixth season as Chief Conductor of the Deutsche Kammerakademie Neuss am Rhein. He has also enjoyed a close relationship with the Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra and the renowned French period instrument ensemble Les Musiciens du Louvre.
Originally active as a violinist, Christoph Koncz was appointed principal second violin of the Vienna Philharmonic aged twenty in 2008, a position he has held until August 2023.