Christian Spitzenstaetter's path as a performer leads him from classical solo and chamber music to jazz and especially to contemporary, improvised, and conceptual music. As a composer, he has been able to create works commissioned by Jeunesse Österreich, Academia Vocalis and the Tiroler Festspiele Erl, among others. His first big opera "STILLHANG" was awarded the Austrian Music Theater Prize in the category "Best Premiere/First Performance" in August 2020. As a conductor, he has performed with Camerata Salzburg, Mozarteum Orchester Salzburg, Brandenburger Symphoniker, orchestra giovane and Orchester KOMP.ART, among others. In December 2020, he received the "Tschumi Prize" for the best degree in the Master of Arts in Specialized Music Performance | Soloist at the Bern University of the Arts. Since 2022 he is a member of the Compagnie Merce & John and since June 2023, he is the president of the Swiss Music Edition SME.