EnglishDeutsch Christian Poltéra was born in Zurich. After receiving tuition from Nancy Chumachenco and Boris Pergamenschikow, he studied under Heinrich Schiff in Salzburg and Vienna. As a soloist he works with eminent orchestras including the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, NDR Symphony Orchestra, Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra dell`Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome, Orchestre de Paris, BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chamber Orchestra of Europe under such conductors as Bernard Haitink, Riccardo Chailly, Christoph von Dohnanyi and John Eliot Gardiner. He also devotes himself intensively to chamber music together with such musicians as Gidon Kremer, Christian Tetzlaff, Leif Ove Andsnes, Mitsuko Uchida, Lars Vogt, Kathryn Stott, Martin Fröst, and with the Auryn and Zehetmair Quartets. Together with Frank Peter Zimmermann and Antoine Tamestit, Christian Poltéra has formed a regular string trio that performs at the most prestigious venues and festivals all over Europe. In 2004 he received the Borletti-Buitoni Award and wa selected as a BBC New Generation Artist. In 2006-07 he was a`Rising Star`of the European Concert Hall Organisation. He is a regular guest at renowned festivals (such as Salzburg, Lucerne, Berlin, Edinburgh and Vienna) and made his BBC Proms début in 2007. Christian Poltéra`s discography , which has won acclaim from the international press, reflects his varied repertoire that includes the concertos by Dvorak, Toch, Martin, Honegger, Schoeck, Dutilleux and Lutoslawski as well as chamber music by Prokofiev, Fauré, Saint-Saens, Mozart and Schubert.