Christof Unterberger (born October 28, 1970) is an

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n cellist and film composer.

Biography

Unterberger was born in

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. He received his first cello training at the Conservatory of Graz and later at the Higher School of Music in

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with Prof. H. Posch and Prof. R. Leopold. Following that he took his master's courses under Phillipe Muller und Paul Tortelier. From 1991-1995 he studied at the "Conservatoire national superieur de musique" in

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with Klaus Heitz, and then again with Phillipe Muller, under whose teaching he completed his concert diploma. He was a soloist and in chamber orchestras both in Austria and abroad. He has played

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under the direction of

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and has also performed concerts by

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, Georg Matthias Monn (arr.

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), Saint-Saëns and

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. Christof Unterberger is solo cellist with the Viennese Chamber Philharmonic, with the Viennese Schubert Ensemble, with the Viennese Chamber Opera and with the Ensemble Reconsil Vienna. Recently, Christof Unterberger has been working with styles of music outside the realm of classical music. Appearances with Soap&Skin, Kenny Werner, Arkardy Shilkloper, Ulrich Drechsler, Etta Scollo, Patricia Kaas, Michael Bolton, Sarah Brightman, Natalie Cole, Marque and Nneka have led him into the world of jazz, soul and pop. Christof Unterberger started composing in 2006 and is self-taught in composition and orchestration. A collaboration with Hollywood-based composer Jeff Rona led him into the world of film and media music. Christof Unterberger has published several remixes under his alias at Peter Gabriel
Realworld Remixed
project/competition. In June 2007 he received the second prize for his remix of the song "Salala" by

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featuring

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. He is self-taught in composition, arranging, and orchestration.

Filmography

* Stabat (2005) * I Love In You (2007) * Terror am Flughafen (2010) * Un nuovo Regno (2011) * Sturm der Liebe (2013-2015) * Delete Lovers (2014) * Iceman 3D (2014) * Universum History Maximilian von Mexico (2014) * Die Ringstraße - Trilogie eines Boulevards (2015) * Universum-Lost City Of Gladiators (2015) * The Ark (2021) * Die Rothschild-Saga: Aufstieg - Glanz - Verfolgung (2021) * Condor's Nest (2022)

Awards

* Moondance Columbine Award 2006 at the Moondance International Film Festival in Hollywood * Best film score at the Dervio Film Festival in Italy. * 2nd prize at Realworldremixed competition 2007 * Vienna Film Music Award, second prize 2009 * Honorary Prize of University of Music and Performing arts Vienna 2010 * Vienna Film Music Award, first prize 2010

External links

*http://www.thefilmscore.com The official website of Christof Unterberger *http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2345065/?ref_=rvi_nm IMDB page {{DEFAULTSORT:Unterberger, Christof 1970 births Living people People from Bregenz Austrian classical cellists Austrian male composers Austrian composers