Christoph grew up in Germany. He began playing the violin at the age of six, taught by Fritz Rank. Christoph led the Musici Medici Berlin, he is a guest leader of the Doctors’ Orchestra of Germany, is leader of the St Woolos Sinfonia and (when time allows) plays with other ensembles such as the Brecknock Sinfonia. He graduated in Medicine from the Berlin Charité, pursued his postgraduate medical training in the UK, became Fellow at the Wales Heart Research Institute, Cardiff and is Consultant Cardiologist at the Royal Gwent Hospital in Newport.~