The violin repertoire with its many virtuoso pieces has been a source of fascination and inspiration since my early childhood. Although a number of arrangements have been done from the violin repertoire in the past, I have decided to arrange a few virtuosic pieces that have not been played on the cello before. These [...]

Working with contemporary composers and performing their works, is a very creative and interesting process which I enjoy. It is of great importance to introduce and promote new works or lesser known compositions to the audience. I am working on a program to include works by the renowned Austrian composer, Friederich Cerha and some [...]

Privileged to perform premières of newly composed works and to collaborate with the composers on their works, through concerts in the Musikverein, Vienna, under the baton of Maestro Peter Keuschnig with the Kontrapunkte Ensemble, and other projects. The very interesting new super-symmetric composition system, founded by Kurt Hofstetter, served as inspiration for composer Michael Mautner, [...]

Masterclasses in Italy, Austria, Taiwan and the USA. Detailed information on masterclasses presented at the 'International Music Academies', Cremona, Italy; 'Wiener Musikseminar', Vienna, Austria; Taipei University of the Arts, Taiwan; as well as Boila University, La Mirada, Los Angeles, USA, will appear on the events calendar of this site.