Christoph Wichert joined the Singapore Symphony Orchestra in 2008. He is a graduate of the Conservatory Vienna where he studied Performance with Michael Werba (Principal Bassoon, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra) and Music Education. In addition to his role in the orchestra, he is an active performer of contemporary music, a faculty member of the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music in Singapore, and visiting guest artist at the Princess Galyani Vadhana Institute of Music in Bangkok. In 2015 he founded SETTS, Singapore’s first fully professional Ensemble for contemporary music, with Dr. Ruth Rodrigues and other like-minded musicians.