grew up in London in a family of musicians, and studied languages (French and German) at the Emmanuel College at Cambridge University
received instruction in piano and violin beginning at the age of five, was awarded a number of national prizes with her string quartet, and has served as a concertmaster with various amateur orchestras in London, Cambridge und Salzburg
1996/97, funds manager of the Kölner Philharmonie
1997 and 2000, artistic director at Schloss Elmau between
managing director for the Camerata Salzburg and the Innsbruck Festival of Early Music, where she worked side-by-side with René Jacobs for nearly 10 years in association with leading baroque orchestras, also collaborating with the Staatsoper Unter den Linden
2009 cultural consulting firm Wilson Arts Projects advised festivals and cultural institutions
2014-18, vice rector for external relations and interim president, at the Mozarteum Salzburg
2015 chairperson of the supervisory board at the Salzburg Easter Festival
2018, senior advisor at Arts Executive Search, a headhunting enterprise specializing in the cultural sector
president of the Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler Berlin since October 1, 2019