Career

Musical education:

since 1983 musicology at Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen

1982-1992 private studies with Robert Tucci, Bavarian State Opera

Competitions:

1981 & 1983 Jugend musiziert solo national competition each with highest award

1984 International competition Markneukirchen highest award

1984 International Brass Conference Bloomington, Indiana: highest award tuba solo competition

Orchestra musician:

1984-1985 German Air Force music corps 1 Neubiberg

1984-1986 Radio Symphony Orchestra Saarbrücken

1987-1993 Principal Tubist Orchestra of Beethovenhalle Bonn

since 1993 Principal Tubist Bamberg Symphony Orchestra – Bayerische Staatsphilharmonie. He is well known for winning many competition awards and performing concert tours in Europe and United States of America.

Achievements

• 1982 & 1983 concerto competition winner Interlochen.

Membership

1987 he founded the German Melton Tuba Quartet and is intermittent member of German Brass.