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Born in Caen, where he began studying the cello with Jacques Ripoche, Christophe Coin entered the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris (CNSM) at the age of twelve, studying in André Navarra’s class, and was awarded First Prize in Cello in 1974. He studied the viola da gamba at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis with Jordi Savall, who invited him to join Hespèrion XX.
As a soloist, Christophe Coin has had the opportunity to perform with some of the finest period-instrument ensembles, including Concentus Musicus Wien, the Academy of Ancient Music, the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Il Giardino Armonico and the Orchestre des Champs-Élysées, as well as renowned symphony orchestras such as the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam, the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, and the Sydney and Melbourne orchestras.
Show moreAs a chamber musician, he has performed with Wieland Kuijken, Jordi Savall, Gustav Leonhardt, Scott Ross, Hopkinson Smith, Patrick Cohen and many others.
In 1987, he founded the Quatuor Mosaïques with Erich Höbarth, Andrea Bischof and Anita Mitterer. The quartet has become a leading reference in the Viennese Classical repertoire, winning two Gramophone Awards for its recordings of Haydn’s Op. 20 and Op. 33 quartets. It also performs and records works by lesser-known composers such as the Jadin brothers, Arriaga, Gross, Boëly and Pleyel. The quartet occasionally performs with other chamber musicians, including Wolfgang and Sabine Meyer, András Schiff and Miklós Perényi.
Since 1991, Christophe Coin has directed the Ensemble Baroque de Limoges, exploring European repertoire from the 17th to the 19th centuries. A musician and researcher, he investigates organology, performance techniques and the works of forgotten masters, organising thematic events in the Limousin region.
He teaches at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris and the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis.
