Musician
Born 1988; First piano lesson at the age of four, a.o. with Professor Roswitha Gediga-Glombitza, Hochschule für Musik in Cologne. 2006 to 2010 he studied with Professor Till Engel at "Folkwang University of Arts in Essen". From October 2010 on he continues his studies in the "Meisterklasse" of Professor Lev Natochenny, "Hochschule für Musik Frankfurt am Main".
Several first prizes at the German Federal Competition „Jugend musiziert".
Prize winner at international competitions, a.o.:
2008 Hindemith-Prize for the best interpretation of a piece by Paul Hindemith, Schloss-Britz-Medal for the best interpretation of a classical sonata and the second prize in the general category at the first international Hindemith-Competition in Berlin.
2010 first prize at the Steinway Competition Düsseldorf.
2010 awardee of Köhler-Osbahr Foundation.
Concerts in Germany and abroad, a.o. Philharmonie Cologne, Tonhalle Düsseldorf; several times at "Klavierfestival Ruhr" in Jahrhunderthalle Bochum; in Theater an het Frijthof Maastricht, as well as in Aqiutaine/France, Czech Republic and Poland.
Performances as soloist, in ensembles and in accompaniment with orchestra, a. o. with LJO NRW, Jugendsinfonieorchester Köln, Collegium musicum Aachen, Universiteits Orkest Maastricht and Collegium musicum Bonn.
Masterclasses with Bernd Glemser, the „Fauré-Quartett“, Ragna Schirmer, Anna Gourari, Andreas Fröhlich, Henri Sigfridsson, Heidrun Holtmann, Jean-Guihen Queyras, Karl-Heinz Kämmerling, Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Anatol Ugorski, Renate Kretschmar-Fischer, Ilana Schapira-Marinescu, Alexander Tselyakov, Dina Urgorskaja and Kurt Masur.
Press
"...remarkable virtousity and refreshing easiness." (Aachener Zeitung)
"enthused his audience"
"perfect possession of his instrument" (Sud-Ouest)
Last update on 11/06/2010
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