Studies with Prof. Marie-Luise Neunecker at the Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts in Frankfurt/Main, graduation with concert exam; scholarship holder with the ¡°Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes¡± (German Academic Scholarship Foundation) and the ¡°Villa Musica¡±; prizewinner at numerous international competitions, among them the ARD Music Competition in Munich
From 1997 until 2016: solo horn player with the Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester
Appearances as a soloist with a number of major orchestras, among them the SWR-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart, the M¨¹nchner Symphonikern, the Internationale Bachakademie Stuttgart, the W¨¹rttembergisches Kammerorchester, and the Britten Sinfonia, as well as collaborations with conductors such as Oleg Caetani, Toshiyuki Kamioka, and Helmuth Rilling
Appearances as a soloist in Sweden, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Croatia, China, and the United States, as well as at prestigious festivals, among them multiple appearances with the ¡°Spannungen¡± Chamber Music Festival in Heimbach, the Moritzburg Festival, the Sommerliche Musiktage Hitzacker, and the Albert Musikfest Jahrhundertklang in Freiburg
Active as a chamber musician with various partners, including Christian Tetzlaff, Isabelle van Keulen, Kirill Gerstein, Lars Vogt, and Sharon Kam
Participation in premiere performances of chamber music works, among others by J?rg Widmann, Brett Dean, and Detlev Glanert
