Born in 1968 in Felbach of the Bezirk Südoststeiermark (South East Styria District), Austria; first clarinet lessons in 1980; studies on the clarinet at the Graz University of Arts from 1984 until 1993 with Karl Steinwidder and Bela Kovacs; from 1996 until 2011 music school teacher at the Gnas Music School. From 2000 until 2009, lecturer at the Graz University of Arts for clarinet-academic teaching; since 2003 clarinetist in the Graz Philharmonic Orchestra; since 2002 member of the Girardi Ensemble Graz and since 2006 Kapellmeister (conductor) of the Hatzendorf Music Society; since 2009, several compositions for wind instruments and choir. Organic farmer as a hobby with the production of fruit juices.
