Christopher Reutinger

Christopher Reutinger (born September 10, 1946 in San Diego, California) is an American musician, composer, arranger, author and teacher. He is a violinist. The range of his musical ability was realized when the San Diego Symphony[1] performed his original composition: "18th Century". The following year, in 1958, the San Diego Symphony orchestra debuted his original composition "Gigue". Reutinger won a full scholarship to San Francisco State University to be part of the school's flagship music...See more

Christopher Reutinger (born September 10, 1946 in San Diego, California) is an American musician, composer, arranger, author and teacher. He is a violinist. The range of his musical ability was realized when the San Diego Symphony[1] performed his original composition: "18th Century". The following year, in 1958, the San Diego Symphony orchestra debuted his original composition "Gigue". Reutinger won a full scholarship to San Francisco State University to be part of the school's flagship music ensemble: The Morrison Quartet. He also studied with Naoum Blinder pupil and San Francisco Symphony Concertmaster: Frank Houser. Transferring to the University of California at Berkeley he studied composition with Roger Sessions before graduating in 1970. During this period he performed with the Oakland Symphony. Reutinger then studied in Europe with London Philharmonia Concertmaster Manoug Parakian before returning to the USA. As a graduate student at the Thornton School of Music at the University of Southern California, Reutinger studied violin with renowned violinist Alice Schoenfeld. Winning an audition to be a first violinist with the Honolulu Symphony in 1972, he spent one season in Hawaii before returning to Los Angeles to begin a career in live performances and studio recordings. To date, he has contributed to over 550 motion pictures scores and over 450 record/CDs. He has recorded and performed with Elton John, Barry Manilow, 12 years in Henry Mancini's studio orchestra, Frank Sinatra's later recordings, Sammy Davis Jr., Roy Orbison, Ray Charles, Diana Ross, Lionel Richie, Beck, Natalie Cole, Andrea Bocelli, Jewel, and Michael Feinstein, to name a few. Reutinger was a founding member of the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra conducted by John Mauceri, and performed with them for 24 years. He has performed with numerous other symphonies including: Oregon's Peter Britt Festival Orchestra, Carmel Bach Festival Orchestra, Long Beach Symphony, Pasadena Symphony, Glendale Symphony, Bakersfield Symphony, New West Symphony, and The Los Angeles Master Chorale Symphonia Orchestra for 35 years. His string arrangement for "Silverplated" and his violin/viola performances appear on Granite Records recording artist Geoff Byrd's new CD: "Shrinking Violets". Reutinger recently composed and performed the music to accompany the interpretive dances for the prototype for "Artists for Trauma", a non-profit founded by Laura T.Sharpe of "The Laura Project". See less