After completing his musical studies in his hometown of Caen, Christophe Coin entered the Conservatoire de Paris, where he was awarded a First Prize in Cello in 1974 (class of André Navarra). He then dedicated himself to the study of early music at the Vienna Academy and later at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis, where he studied the viola da gamba with Jordi Savall.
Between 1977 and 1983, he was in high demand by most European ensembles specializing in early music repertoires, performing notably with Nikolaus Harnoncourt’s Concentus Musicus Wien, Jordi Savall’s Hespèrion XX, and Christopher Hogwood’s Academy of Ancient Music. His curiosity and passion for all forms of art have led him to collaborate in film (The Blue Note by Andrzej Żuławski, Tous les matins du monde by Alain Corneau), ballet (including Bach Suite in duo with Rudolf Nureyev in 1984), and theatre: Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme by Molière (2014), works by Maeterlinck (2015), and Marivaux (2018–2019), all staged by Denis Podalydès.
Alongside his solo career, Christophe Coin gives numerous chamber music concerts as a member of the Quatuor Mosaïques, which he founded in 1984, as well as in duo and trio formations (pianoforte, violin, cello), notably with Patrick Cohen and Erich Höbarth.
Appointed Director of the Ensemble Baroque de Limoges in 1991, Christophe Coin has made around thirty recordings. He is also a professor of Cello and Viola da Gamba at the Paris Conservatoire (CNSMDP), in a class specifically created for him in 1984 within the Early Music Department.