Composer.

Pianist.

Improviser.

"In addition to his compositional work, he also proves himself as a pianist [...] in the realization of the most demanding piano parts of complex works of Contemporary Music - as an extremely accomplished and committed musician".

Composition Professor Jörg Birkenkötter [Link]

"Outstandingly high level of performance as a pianist"

Review of the concert by the Chemnitzer Musikverein
"Zwischenwelten - Podium junge Musik" 2023 [Link]










 





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 Awards & scholarships 

  • 1st prize in the national "Jugend musiziert" competition (2012)
  • Special prize "Lions Music Competition" (2013)
  • Sponsorship award "Jugend komponiert" (2017)
  • Scholarship holder of the talent promotion program of the State Association of German Music Schools Saxony (2012-2018)
  • Scholarship holder of the Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes (since 2021)
  • Selection of the piece "Ennui" as part of the project "Touching Sounds" of the Darmstadt Summer Courses for New Music (2022)
  • Five-week residency scholarship, for the 10th anniversary, Beethovenhaus Bonn (2022)


 Musical work 

  • Bachelor's degree in composition with Prof. Jörg Birkenkötter (2018-2023), piano with Hwa-Kyung Yim at the University of the Arts Bremen
  • Top grade 1.0 in the bachelor's concert in composition
  • Master's degree with Prof. Dr. Gordon Kampe at the Hamburg University of Music and Drama (since 2023)
  • Festival appearances: "Touching Sounds" (Darmstadt Summer Course), "ne(x)t_generation 8.5" (ZKM Karlsruhe), "hell:wach24" (Göttingen)
  • World premieres at international festivals: Izmir New Music Days (E-MEX Ensemble), Tel-Aviv International New Music Festival (Meitar Ensemble)
  • Further Composition commissions from the city of Delmenhorst, the State Music Council of Lower Saxony and Saxony
  • Collaboration with renowned ensembles such as Trio Catch, Ensemble Resonanz, E-MEX-Ensemble, Ensemble Eins
  • Radio appearances on Deutschlandfunk: "Hörprobe" of German music academies (2022), broadcast by Egbert Hiller at the Izmir New Music Days (2023)
  • [19.06.2024] ARTIST TALK at the Music Academy Lübeck 
  • Master classes with Charlotte Seither, Lisa Streich, Sarah Nemtsov, Philippe Leroux, Ying Wang, Sarvenaz Safari, Mauro Lanza, Francesco Filidei
  • Pianist in Bremen's EnsembleANM for several years, valuable experience in the field of performance practice of contemporary music
  • Regular (premiere) performances of contemporary piano works