1. In the course of my career as a professional pianist I have gained extensive and widespread
experience both as soloist and chamber musician, and as accompanist and musical coach in
Theaters and Universities, abroad and the U.S.
After a superb education in piano performance, harmony and counterpoint in Germany and Austria, and
following extensive studies with pianists like Erich Appel (Germany), Rudolph Kehrer (Moscow),
Sebastian Benda (Austria) and chamber music with the Franz Schubert – Quartet (Vienna), I had my
debut in Graz as a pianist in Schumann's piano trio in d minor, op. 63; - a recording of which I am
especially pleased with since it allowed me to receive a warm endorsement in a private email to me
sent by no one lesser than Peter Serkin.
In addition to my appearances as soloist and accompanist, I became an artistic member of the Opera
House in Graz/Austria, where I could expand my musical horizon and sharpen my skills as I was
assisting in numerous productions in German and Italian Opera Siera, Operettas, Musicals, and
Cabaret, and as such I was performing duties of
• being a pianist for the ballet
• maestro suggeritore
• accompanist in rehearsals for opera singers
• assistant director of the opera house choir
• musical coach, pianist and composer for the spoken theater
• wrote the piano score for the world performance of Beat Furrer's opera Narcissus (Universal
Edition, Vienna
• musically coached singer protagonists for Roman Haubenstock's world performance of his
revised opera of America
After 4 years working for the United Theaters in Graz I started a career as a composer, earned my
Master degree in Music Composition, a degree to which I added the PhD later in Buffalo, NY.
My teachers and mentors in composition have been Andrzej Dobrowolski, Jounghi Pagh-Paan, and
Beat Furrer in Graz/Austria, David Felder in Buffalo,NY, Michael Jarrell (Blonay/ Switzerland)
and Brian Ferneyhough (in Buffalo).
My compositional output encompasses a wide range of scores such as miniatures for piano solo, duos,
trios, brass quintet, a variety of larger ensembles, ensembles with organ, a capella choir,
and chamber orchestra with soloist.
performed at international festivals for contemporary music like the INTERNATIONAL MUSIC
FESTIVAL in OPATIJA, WIENER HOERGAENGE, the TAGE ZEITGEMAESSER MUSIK
BLUDENZ, GRAZER MUSIKPROTOKOLL of the STYRIAN AUTMN, and JUNE IN BUFFALO.

2. As as teacher I have always emphatically engaged with piano students, students of voice and
instruments at various Universities as accompanist for rehearsals, lessons, exams and recitals. I find it
most rewarding to share my experience and the joy of achievement in a process of musical
discovery!
Besides teaching private piano lessons, I have taught Music Theory, Counterpoint, Choral singing, and
composition. One teaching activity that is especially rewarding was to work with children (both in
Austria and Buffalo, NY) on projects designed to encourage the act of creativity through engagement
and active learning.
During the last couple of years of which I was mostly a stay-at-home-dad, I have refurbished and
polished my piano playing skills and expanded my repertoire.
I am now most confident (again!) in playing all styles of music, in revery setting. - And I can't
wait to again make a meaningful, fruitful, and professional contribution to a seeking and thriving
community.