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composer | musician | radio presenter
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Conducting the Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra in Debussy's 'La Mer' at the closing concert of a conducting masterclass with Maestro Arturo Tamayo
My arrangements of two traditional Luxembourgish Christmas songs (E Wonnerstir, Am Uewe potert d'Feier) were premiered at the Philharmonie de Luxembourg during the Christmas concerts of the Luxembourg Philharmonic
The 'Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg' recorded my symphonic work 'An Empire's Pride' thanks to my win at the LIVE SCORE BERLIN composition competition
Conducting the Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra in Debussy's 'La Mer' at the closing concert of a conducting masterclass with Maestro Arturo Tamayo
Season 2025/2026
In October 2025, the orchestra ‘Solistes Européens, Luxembourg’ premiered Christophe’s latest symphonic work ‘The Moss Forest Suite’. It’s a 16-minute Suite for strings, woodwinds and percussion, which was commissioned by the orchestra, with the financial support of the Ministry of Culture in Luxembourg. In December, Christophe released a studio recording of his 7-minute eclectic symphonic composition with variations on the Jingle Bells theme. The premiere took place at the Philharmonie in Luxembourg City under the baton of Christoph König. In February 2026, Christophe participated in his second conducting masterclass, which was held by Maestro Arturo Tamayo. In June, Christophe will return to the Moravian Philharmonic for a masterclass with Maestro Martin Sieghart. The same month, he will work with the Camerata Belgrade at the Orchestral Conductors Academy, under the supervision of Danish Maestro Martin Akerwall.
Season 2024/2025
In October 2024, Christophe was one of 3 winners at the LIVE SCORE BERLIN composition competition. He won a 20-minute recording session with the ‘Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg’ (Berlin) for his film music score ‘An Empire’s Pride’. This recording is available on Christophe’s Youtube channel. Listen here
In July 2025, Christophe had also been chosen as one of the composers of the VIPA Festival in Valencia. The Mivos Quartet premiered his string quartet ‘Unruhe im Bienenstock’. The performance is available on his Youtube channel as well. Listen here
The season ended in August 2025 with Christophe’s debut as a conductor with the Athens State Orchestra.
Releases
Catalogue
Compositions:
A Canary’s Monologue | 2024
contemporary
for solo violin and string orchestra
Duration : approx. 3 minutes
An Empire’s Pride | 2024
film music
for orchestra
Duration : approx. 2 minutes
one of 3 winner pieces at the LIVE SCORE BERLIN composition competition, resulting in a recording session with the Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg
Awakening of the Night | 2021
contemporary
for string quartet
Duration : approx. 7 minutes
commissioned by the Ash Quartet, premiere (video recording): November 2025
Bora Bora | 2017, rev. 2018
neo classical, contemporary
for string octet
Duration: approx. 4,5 minutes
Die Mooswald Suite | 2025
contemporary
for orchestra (woodwinds, percussion and strings)
Duration: approx. 16-17 minutes
commissioned by Solistes Européens, Luxembourg with the financial support of the Ministry of Culture of the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg, premiere: 20 October 2025 at the Philharmonie de Luxembourg
Eisschmelze | 2025
contemporary
for orchestra
Duration : approx. 3 minutes
Gewässer | 2018
contemporary
for string quartet
Duration: approx. 5 minutes
Premiere: October 2018 at Stuedtheater in Grevenmacher
Hawaii | 2021
traditional
for solo violin, string octet and 3 female voices
Duration: approx. 4 minutes
Jingle Bells Variations | 2025
various genres: Christmas, classical, jazz
for orchestra
Duration: approx. 7 minutes
KirschBachBlüten | 2023
classical, traditional
for solo piano
Duration: approx. 9 minutes
Komoriuta Prelude | 2024
classical, traditional
for solo piano, arrangement for violin and piano
Duration: approx. 3,5 minutes
Liber Esse | 2010
classical
for piano quartet
Duration: approx. 2,5 minutes
1st Prize at the international composition competition “Artistes en herbe”, age category 10-14
Méditation | 2015
neo classical, world music, loops
for strings, sitar, piano, percussion
Duration: approx. 13 minutes
Premiere: 4 December 2015 at Trifolion Echternach
Miroirs | 2014
neo classical, contemporary
for violin, cello, horn and vibraphone
Duration: approx. 6 minutes
Premiere: 15 June 2014 at Cine Sura Echternach
Nocturne | 2026
contemporary
for orchestra
Duration: approx. 7 minutes
String Octet No.1 | 2017-2024
neoclassical, contemporary
for string octet
Duration: approx. 30 minutes
Listen here to the single Bora Bora (1st movement)
Sonatine | ca. 2012
classical, contemporary
for violin and harp
Duration: approx. 4 minutes
Stereotypes of a Soprano | 2019
contemporary
for soprano and 9 musicians
Duration: approx. 5 minutes
Premiere: 19 November 2019 at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music
The Christmas Mingle | 2021
Christmas, classical, jazz
for 2 pianos
Duration: approx. 4,5 minutes
Release: December 2021
TipToe | 2013
contemporary
for orchestra
Duration: approx. 3,5 minutes
Unruhe im Bienenstock | 2025
contemporary
for string quartet
Duration: approx. 5,5 minutes
Premiere: July 2025 at the VIPA Festival in Valencia
Arrangements:
5 arias by Giacomo Puccini | 2018
classical
arranged for cello octet
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E lucevan le stelle
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Nessun Dorma
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O mio babbino caro
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Si. Mi chiamano Mimí
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Un bel dí vedremo
Premiere: 11 November 2018 at Fondation Valentiny by Cello Octet Luxembourg
Am Uewe potert d’Feier | 2025
Christmas, traditional, classical
arranged for choir and orchestra
Duration: approx. 4 minutes
Premiere: 19 December 2025 at Philharmonie de Luxembourg at the Christmas Concert 2025 of the Luxembourg Philharmonic
Beau Soir by Claude Debussy | 2018
classical
arranged for cello octet
Duration: approx. 2,5 minutes
Premiere: 11 November 2018 at Fondation Valentiny by Cello Octet Luxembourg
Canon in D by Johann Pachelbel | 2023
classical
arranged fir violin and piano
Duration: approx. 4 minutes
Chanson de Matin by Edward Elgar | 2015
classical
arranged for string trio
Duration : approx. 3 minutes
Christmas songs from Luxembourg and Europe | 2021-2024
Christmas, classical, traditional
for violin and orchestra, some arrangements include choir as well
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Am Uewe potert d’Feier
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An der grousser hell’ger Nuecht
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E Wonnerstir (Aus dem Himmelssall)
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Ihr Kinderlein, kommet!
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Kling Glöckchen
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Leise rieselt der Schnee
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Stille Nacht (Silent night)
E Wonnerstir (Aus dem Himmelssall) | 2025
Christmas, traditional, classical
arranged for choir and orchestra
Duration: approx. 4 minutes
Premiere: 19 December 2025 at Philharmonie de Luxembourg at the Christmas Concert 2025 of the Luxembourg Philharmonic
Grande Sonate, Op. 37 by Piotr I. Tchaikovsky | 2026
classical
arranged for orchestra
Duration: approx. 30 minutes
Gymnopédie No.1 by Eric Satie | 2015
classical
arranged for string trio
Duration : approx. 4 minutes
Intermezzo from ‘Cavalleria rusticana by Pietro Mascagni | 2018
classical
arranged for cello octet
Duration: approx. 3,5 minutes
Les anges dans nos compagnes | 2020
Christmas, classical
arranged for choir (3 voices) and orchestra
Duration: approx. 2,5 minutes
Premiere: 24 December 2020 on TV at ‘Weihnachten neu erleben’
Love is easy by McFly | 2023
pop
arranged for violin and piano
Duration: approx. 3,5 minutes
Nach eemol gi mir schlofen | 2025
traditional, classical
arranged for orchestra (woodwinds and strings)
Duration: approx. 2 minutes
Nothing else matters by Metallica | 2023
heavy metal
arranged for violin and piano
Duration: approx. 5,5 minutes
On the beach at Waikiki | 2020
traditional, classical
arranged for string octet
Duration: 2,5 minutes
Salut d’Amour by Edward Elgar | 2023
classical
arranged for string quartet
Duration: approx. 3 minutes
Sweet child of mine by Guns ‘n Roses | 2023
hard rock
arranged for violin piano
Duration: approx. 5 minutes
The Swan by Camille Saint-Saëns | 2015
classical
arranged for string trio
Duration : approx. 3 minutes
Songs:
13 Billion Years | 2023
pop song
Above | 2023
pop song
Ce livre époustouflant | 2023
educational children’s song commissioned by the Ministry of Education of the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg
Daydreamer | 2023
pop song
Everlasting Christmas | 2022
Christmas song
La météo avec Monsieur Pédro | 2022
educational children’s song commissioned by the Ministry of Education of the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg
Le petit matin de Julien | 2021
educational children’s song commissioned by the Ministry of Education of the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg
Megalomania | 2022
pop song
Not the same anymore | 2023
pop song
Overshadowed | 2023
pop song
Reset button | 2022
pop song
That One Step | 2022
pop song
Schedule 2026
31 Jan - 06 Feb 2026
Reduta Concert Hall
Olomouc, CZ
Conducting Masterclass with Maestro Arturo Tamayo and
the Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra
Programme:
Debussy: La Mer; Brahms: Symphony No.2; Berlioz:
Les Nuits d'Été
21 Jun - 26 Jun 2026
Reduta Concert Hall
Olomouc, CZ
Conducting Masterclass with Maestro Martin Sieghart
and the Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra
Programme:
Dvorak: Symphony No.8; Schumann: Manfred Overture; Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto, String Serenade
28 Jun - 04 Jul 2026
Belgrade, SRB
Conducting Masterclass with Maestro Martin Akerwall
and the Camerata Belgrade
Programme:
Mendelssohn: Symphony No.4; Beethoven: Symphony
No.1; Mozart: Don Giovanni Overture; Wagner: Siegfried
Idyll; Dvorak Serenade for Strings; Prokofiev: Symphony
No.1
Schedule 2025
14 March 2025
20h00 - Sons littéraires
Leoš Janáček: String Quartet No.1
André Caplet: Conte Fantastique
Isaac Pérez, Christophe Mirkes violins
Renata van der Vyver viola
Tom Feltgen cello
Dina Nimax harp
Mierscher Theater
9-18 July 2025
Conservatorio Superior
Valencia International Performing Arts Summer Festival
premiere of my newest work for string quartet
performed by the Mivos Quartet
Valencia, ES
18-27 August 2025
Pilot Laboratory for Contemporary Music of the
Athens State Orchestra
debut as a conductor
Anargyrios and Korgialenios School of Spetses Foundation
Spetses, GREECE
27 September 2025
18h00 - Fondation Biermans-Lapôtre
Robert Schumann: Violin Sonata No.1 in A minor
Gabriel Fauré: Violin Sonata No.1 in A Major
Johannes Brahms: Scherzo (FAE)
Christophe Mirkes violin
Anna Tonie Weber piano
Paris
04 October 2025
Glacis
Open air concert at the festivities for the succession
of the Grand Duke of Luxembourg
Luxembourg City
10 October 2025
12h30 - Eglise Protestante
Robert Schumann: Violin Sonata No.1 in A minor
Gabriel Fauré: Violin Sonata No.1 in A Major
Johannes Brahms: Scherzo (FAE)
Christophe Mirkes violin
Anna Tonie Weber piano
Luxembourg City
20 October 2025
19h30 - Grand Auditorium
Christophe Mirkes: premiere of 'Die Mooswald Suite'
Saint-Saëns: Cello Concerto Nr.1
Mendelssohn: Symphony No.3 ('Scottish')
Solistes Européens, Luxembourg
Benjamin Kruithof, Cello
Christoph König, conductor
Philharmonie de Luxembourg
19 December 2025
19h30 - Grand Auditorium
Philharmonie de Luxembourg
20 December 2025
17h00 - Grand Auditorium
Philharmonie de Luxembourg
Chrëschtconcert 2025
Christmas concert of the Luxembourg Philharmonic
2 of my arrangements of Luxembourgish Christmas
songs will be performed:
- E Wonnerstir
- Am Uewe potert d'Feier
Choeur de Chambre du Conservatoire de la Ville de Luxembourg
Pueri Cantores du Conservatoire de la Ville de Luxembourg
Luxembourg Philharmonic
Pierre Nimax Jr., Conductor
Ivan Boumans, Conductor
Scores
BIO
Christophe is a classical violinist, pianist, composer, arranger as well as a singer/songwriter from Luxembourg.
His musical training began at the local music school in Echternach and had soon been continued at the Conservatoire of the City of Luxembourg. His passion for composing music himself had already emerged in his childhood and earned him a first prize in the composition competition ‘Artistes en herbe’ in 2010.
After completing his musical education in the Grand-Duchy and eager to go out into the world, Christophe decided to pursue his violin studies abroad. Starting out in Graz (AT), he completed the bachelor’s degree at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music (AU), followed by a master’s degree in Barcelona (ES) the year after. So far, his live performances have included concerts as a soloist and chamber musician in all 3 disciplines, singing, violin and piano.
In recent years, Christophe had become more and more interested in songwriting as well as writing lyrics. This is why he decided to take on another master’s degree in Popular Music Practice at BIMM Berlin (DE). Eight of his own productions have been officially released since 2021. He also appears as a violinist and singer in one scene in the award-winning movie Corsage (2022) by Marie Kreutzer.
Since February 2023, Christophe is a part-time radio presenter and journalist in the classical music department of Luxembourgish radio station radio 100,7 + opus 100,7.
