Christopher Hanulik is the principal bassist of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. He previously served as principal bassist of The Cleveland Orchestra, with whom he made numerous recordings, including an album conducted by Pierre Boulez for Deutsche Grammophon.

Hanulik regularly performs with the Los Angeles Philharmonic Chamber Music Society and at Green Umbrella concerts. He has performed with the Miami, Calder and Chicago String Quartets and the Jacques Thibaud String Trio, and with Gil Shaham, Cho-Liang Lin, Yefim Bronfman, Emanuel Ax, David Finckel, Wu Han and Thomas Adès, among others.

He is currently on the faculties of the University of California, Los Angeles and the Aspen Music Festival and School.