Christoph Eschenbach has been played on NTS in shows including Making a Mixtape with Richard Russell, featured first on 2 March 2020. Songs played include Sonate G-Dur D. 894, Vier Letze Lieder / Four Last Songs and Orion.

Christoph Eschenbach (born February 20, 1940 in Breslau, Germany (today Wrocław, Poland) is a noted pianist and conductor. Orphaned by World War II, he won numerous first-place piano competition prizes.

In 1964 he made his first recording (of Mozart) for Deutsche Grammophon and signed a contract with the label. In 1981, Eschenbach became principal guest conductor of the Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich, and was chief conductor from 1982-86. Other…