As a composer interested in many disciplines, Charles-David Wajnberg first studied science, then philosophy. He studied with Pascal Dusapin at the Collège de France and with Philippe Manoury at the Conservatoire de Strasbourg.

His creations reflect his research into sound interactions, between performance and writing, instruments and technological limits, acoustic space and social sphere.

In 2022, he received a state commission for Openings, to be premiered in December, followed by a Radio France commission for horn and electronics, to be premiered in June 2023.