A versatile double bass virtuoso, Christine Hoock is active in the classical music scene as well as in cross-genre and innovative constellations spanning world, jazz and electronic music. This versatility is reflected in her varied discography and radio recordings. Her career has taken the international prizewinner to festivals including the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival, MusikTriennale Köln, the Aurora Chamber Music Festival, the Lucerne and San Sebastián Festivals, and the Berlin and Salzburg Festivals.
Christine Hoock studied in Frankfurt and Geneva with Günter Klaus and Franco Petracchi, graduating with distinction. While still at university, the creative artist founded the Frankfurt Double Bass Quartett, which has received worldwide acclaim.
Christine Hoock is Professor of Double Bass at the Mozarteum University Salzburg. In 2014, she was a visiting professor at the China Conservatory in Beijing. In 2021, she received the “Solo Performance Award” from the International Society of Bassists.
Over the course of her long association as deputy principal and principal double bass with the WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln and other leading orchestras in Germany, she has worked with conductors such as Semyon Bychkov, André Previn, Peter Eötvös, Pinchas Zukerman, Gary Bertini, Sir Neville Marriner and Rudolf Barschai. During this time, she also taught at the Robert Schumann Hochschule in Düsseldorf and at the Folkwang University of the Arts.
In addition to her busy concert schedule, Christine Hoock is active as a juror at international competitions and as a mentor to young musicians. She is the founder and artistic director of the International Rhodius Academy for Double Bass at Namedy Castle and served as director of the International J. M. Sperger Competition for Double Bass for seven years, from 2016 to 2023.
Christine Hoock has had numerous new works dedicated to her by composers she has inspired. She also maintains a strong social media presence as an artist, teacher and producer of sheet music.
Christine Hoock plays an English instrument made by William Tarr in 1848.
Everyone intuitively chooses the instrument whose pitch and tone resonate with their inner self.
— Christine Hoock