Annette Bik, violinist with the internationally popular Klangforum Wien, is familiar with both early and contemporary music. She graduated from the Mozarteum conservatoire in Salzburg. From 1982 to 1989 she was a member of the world-famous Hagen Quartett and the Chamber Orchestra of Europe. She additionally took part in international chamber music tours with Gidon Kremer and other well-known musicians. She is guest musician at Concertus musicus Wien and is actively engaged in teaching at the School for Music and the Performing Arts. Annette Bik is a founding member of Klangforum Wien, with whom she has performed throughout the world as a soloist and chamber musician, as well as in ensemble. CD recordings of her work have been released by KAIROS, ECM, Deutsche Grammophon, Philips and Durian, amongst others.