Clarinet studies with Prof. Hanns Deinzer at University of Music, Drama and Media Hanover, scholarship from the German National Academic Foundation
From 1988 to 2003, solo clarinetist with Munich Philharmonic and member of Bayreuth Festival Orchestra
Solo performances with orchestras such as Munich Philharmonic under Sergiu Celibidache and James Levine, German Symphony Orchestra Berlin, Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra, Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, Capella Istropolitana, Polish Chamber Philharmonic and most recently as conductor and soloist with Ensemble m18
Chamber music activities in various line-ups: with Stefan Kiefer (piano) and Jens-Peter Maintz (cello), with the Artemis Quartet and with the Albert Schweitzer Octet
Performances in an interdisciplinary dialog at Dortmunder Architekturtage
Longstanding Artistic Director of the “Jeunesses Musicales” International Chamber Music Course in Weikersheim and Lecturer for the National Youth Orchestra of Germany
Teacher in numerous courses in Germany and abroad
Various CD recordings with works by Reger, Berg, Bartok, Strauss, Molter and Weber (complete clarinet concertos and two concert overtures as soloist and conductor)
Several first prizes in national competition “Jugend Musiziert” and prizewinner of German Music Competition
Since 1997, Professor for Clarinet at Liszt School of Music Weimar, since winter semester 2013, Professor at Hanns Eisler School of Music Berlin
2015-2019 Vice Rector at Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler
since 2019 Professor for winds chamber music at Hanns Eisler School of Music Berlin