Christoph Theinert, born in 1959, is a German cellist and composer. Having studied with Antonio Janigro, Antonio Meneses, Anner Bylsma and Hidemi Suzuki, he developed special interest in early music interpretation on period instruments. Founder of the group German Baroque, he performed with Taka Kitazato, Hidemi Suzuki, Corrado Bolsi, Linde Brunmayr. The composer Christoph Theinert was influenced by Heitor Villa Lobos, Lukas Foss, Steve Reich, Egberto Gismonti, Giovanni Sollima,Jean Michel Jarre and Phil Glass. He records for the label Ancient Music Edition. As a soloist he regularly works with his brother, the conductor Markus Theinert. His official website informs about the artists activities: Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Antonio Janigro (January 21, 1918 - 1989) was an Italian-Croatian cellist. ... Anner Bylsma, (born 1934), is a Dutch cellist, who plays on both modern and authentic baroque style instruments. ... Heitor Villa-Lobos (March 5, 1887 - November 17, 1959) was a Brazilian composer. ... Lukas Foss (born Lukas Fuchs, August 15, 1922 in Berlin, Germany) is an American composer and conductor. ... Stephen Michael Reich (born October 3, 1936) is an American composer. ... Egberto Gismonti Egberto Gismonti (born 1947 in Carmo, RJ, Brazil) is a Brazilian composer, guitarist and pianist. ... Giovanni Sollima (b. ... Jean-Michel André Jarre (born August 24, 1948 in Lyon, France) is a French composer, performer and music producer. ...

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