Christoph Zimper is a solo artist, chamber musician, former solo clarinetist at the Mozarteum Orchester Salzburg, professor for clarinet at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna (MDW), composer of genre-transcending pieces, as well as artistic director of the Weißensee Klassik Festival. He studied clarinet as a concert discipline with Professor Johann Hindler at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna and completed his studies with honors and the academic degree Magister artium in 2013. As a chamber musician he is a founding member of the Wiener Klangkommune, as well as a member of the Plattform K+K Vienna, the Vienna Wind Quintet and other ensembles. In recent years he has become known as a composer of genre-transcending pieces like "The Pilgrimage", "The Millennials Mass" and many more.