Christoph König most recently led the North Carolina Symphony in 2017 on a program featuring Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 4 performed by Jeremy Denk. The program also included Brahms' Symphony No. 1 and Schreker's Intermezzo.

    Christoph König has been Principal Conductor and Music Director of the Solistes Européens Luxembourg since 2010 and is in high demand as a guest conductor all over the world. Since his debut in the United States in 2010, he has conducted the symphony orchestras of Pittsburgh, Indianapolis, and Toronto and the symphonies of New Jersey, Houston, and Oregon, as well as the Los Angeles Philharmonic, among others.
    Past and future highlights include appearances with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Staatskapelle Dresden, Orchestre de Paris, Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra, Wiener Concertverein, Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, Danish National Symphony, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg, Beethoven Orchestra Bonn, New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, and BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, whom he led on a tour of China.
    From 2009 to 2014, König was Principal Conductor of the Orquestra Sinfónica do Porto Casa da Música, touring with them extensively in Europe and Brazil. From 2003 to 2006, he served as Principal Conductor of Malmö Symphony Orchestra as well as Principal Guest Conductor of l’Orquesta Filarmónica de Gran Canaria.
    König’s recording Beethoven: The Complete Symphonies was released in 2020. Previous recordings include, among others, creative combinations like Dvořák/Copland/Ives, Schubert/Berio, and Méhul/Beethoven, as well as music by the French composer Louise Farrenc and composers from Luxembourg. His recording of the Brahms Piano Concerto with BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra was featured by the BBC Music Magazine (September 2009 issue).
    König was born in Dresden, where he sang in the famous Dresdner Kreuzchor. He studied conducting, piano, and singing at the Dresden College of Music.