Christof Unterberger

He received his first cello training at the Conservatory of Graz. 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 Paris with Klaus Heitz, and then again with Phillipe Muller, under whose teaching he completed his concert cello diploma. Recently, Christof Unterberger has been working with styles of music outside the realm of classical music. Appearances with Soap & Skin, Kenny Werner Trio, Arkardy Shilkloper, Ulrich Drechsler and Marque have led him into the world of jazz and pop. He 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. AWARDS: Vienna Film Music Award, first prize 2010 Honorary Prize of University of Music and Performing arts Vienna 2010 Vienna Film Music Award, second prize 2009 VSL composition competition, first prize 2008 Peter Gabriel's RealWorld Remixed Award, second price 2007 "Best Film Score" at Dervio Film Festival, Dervio, Italy 2006 "Moondace Columbine Award" at International Moondance Film Festival, Hollywood 2006