Education

1976 to 1982	Prestudies at the „Folkwang-Hochschule” Essen, Germany, with Gisela Richter and Prof. Paul Badura-Skoda
1982	Abitur at the Marie-Curie-Gymnasium Recklinghausen, Germany
1981, 84, 86, 89	Scholar at the Aspen Music Festival in Aspen/Colorado Studies with Lilian Kallir, Claude Frank, John Perry, Joseph Kalichstein
1982/83	Full time studies at the College of Music Hannover, Germany, with Prof. K.-H. Kämmerling
1983 to 1990	Studies at the College of Music, Freiburg i.Br., Germany                Prof. V. Margulis, piano solo Prof. Edith Picht-Axenfeld, piano solo                                          Prof. Helmut Barth, piano chamber music                                         Prof. Ramon Walter, vocal coaching
1990 to 1993	additional studies at the University of Colorado in Boulder/Colorado with Larry Graham (piano solo) and Robert Spillman (vocal coaching/ opera department)
1993 to 1997	intensive studies of music therapy - at the Naropa Institut Boulder/CO (Laurie Rugenstein) - with Gertrud Katja Loos, Hamburg, Germany - at the „Freien Musikzentrum München“, Germany - practical courses at the „Psychosomatischen Klinik “Weissenstein in . . St.Blasien, Germany
1996 to 2002	frequent participation in different advanced trainings for music teachers advanced training “BLIMBAM“(concerning the music making with disabled people)
April 2006	advanced trainig "Music Moves" in Hinterzarten, Germany (Music Learning Theory of Edwin E. Gordon)

	Degrees

1982	„Abitur“ at the Marie-Curie-Gymnasium Recklinghausen, Germany
1987	Bachelor of Music at the College of Music Freiburg i.Br., Germany
February 1990	Master of Music piano solo ”with distinction” (College of Music, Freiburg)
May 1990	Master of Music piano chamber music “with distinction“ (College of Music, Freiburg)
August 2001	final exam for the advanced training BLIMBAM (music making with disabled people)

	Competitions

1974	1. Prize German National Competition „Jugend musiziert“, piano solo
1978	2. Prize German National Competition „Jugend musiziert“, piano solo
1980	1. Prize German National Competition „Jugend musiziert“, piano trio
1983	Top Award at the international competition Viotti-Valsesia (Vercelli/Italia)
1984	1. Prize College of Music, Freiburg i.Br., Competition
1985	Special Award”at the National Colleges of Music Competition
1986	1. Prize College of Music, Freiburg i.Br., Competition
1992	1. Prize Honors Competition of the University of Colorado, Boulder, CO

	Performing and Teaching Experience

1974	first public appearance at the Theatre Marl, Germany (Orchestra: Philharmonia Hungarica, Mozart Piano Concerto KV 271)
1979	first public piano recital (Saalbau, Recklinghausen, Germany)
1979 to present	private teaching of numerous students, all levels solo-, chamber music- as well as vocal recitals, mainly in Europe and the USA
1985 to 1986	individual and chamber music instruction at the Music School in Todtnau, Germany
1989	Chamber Music Recital at the Wigmore Hall, London, with Gregor Horsch, Cello
1991 to 1993	teaching und accompanying assistantship at the University of Colorado in Boulder/CO individual piano instruction, Continuing Education, University of Colorado”
1991 to 1992	chamber music recitals with the Israelite American cellist Yehuda Hanani
1992	appearances at the Boulder Bach Festival and at the Maecke Auditorium, Boulder, CO (Chopin, KK e-minor)
since 1995	individual and chamber music instruction at the Music School Todtnau
since May 2000	individual and group instruction at the school for hearing disabled students, („Zentrum für Hörgeschädigte“) Stegen, Germany private instruction for mentally disabled people
since 2002	increased engagement as a vocal coach in Freiburg and surroundings; cooperation with the Colloquium Vocale, Freiburg, and the choir Freiburger Kantatenchor cooperation and vocal recitals with the sopranos Claudia Götting and Christiane Schmidt Foundation of the Hugo-Wolf-Duo with Claudia Götting, soprano
since February 2007	teaching position at the music School and Conservatory Winterthur, Switzerland