1977
born in Munich
1998-2001
Classical Guitar studies with Susanne Schoeppe at Richard-Strauss Conservatory Munich
1999-2005
Classical Composition studies with Wilfried Hiller at RSK Munich
2002
Co-founder and artistic consultant of the doArte Cultural Foundation
2005-2006
Postgraduate Composition studies with Louis Andriessen at Koninklijk Conservatorium The Hague
Workshops and masterclasses with Tristan Murail, Alvin Curran, Richard Ayres among others
2013
Founder of the collaborative studio project Surrogate Sibling
AWARDS
2001
Richard-Strauss-Stipendium
2002
1st prize in the competition “Fanfare Deutsches Museum 2003”
2003-2004
Fellowship at “Internationales Künstlerhaus Villa Concordia” in Bamberg
2005
Participant in the 11th “International Young Composers Meeting” Apeldoorn, Netherlands
2005
Musikstipendium by the city of Munich
2006
Sudetendeutscher Kulturförderpreis
2006
Laureate at the 1st International Composition Competition at Klangwerktage Hamburg with pLasTik v1.101
2007
Recipient of the Rome Prize, fellow at Villa Massimo in Rome
2007
Holland Symfonia “NOG Jonge Componistenprijs” for Aber vielleicht
2007
Gaudeamus Music Week Audience Award for Aber vielleicht
2009
Laureate at “Neue Töne” competition, Tonkünstlerverband
2013
Laureate at “Heinrich-Baumann-Kompositionswettbewerb”, Tonkünstlerverband
2013
“Projektstipendium Junge Kunst/Neue Medien” by the city of Munich for de:conducted