<p><b>jazz awards</b> </p><p>Baden - Württemberg in 1997 (one of the most valuable jazz awards in Germany)</p><p>2nd place in 1996</p><p>Prize of German CD Critics</p><p>(September 2000 for CD PIPES & PHONES "suites" and 2006 for CD Hoppel Hoppel Rhythm Club "Vol. 2"))</p><p>1st prize at international competition Jazz and Churchorgan for the best group Pipes and Phones (August 2001, Hannover Germany)</p><p>Donation Kunststiftung Baden-Württemberg 2004</p><p>Professorship at music university Shengyang, China</p><p> </p><p><b>musical studies</b> </p><p>at music university in Stuttgart, Germany</p><p>and at Ferenc Liszt music university in Budapest, Hungary 1988-96</p><p> </p><p><b>featured solist</b></p><p>and composer in different international working groups like Barbara Dennerlein Trio,</p><p>Oláh Kálmán from Hungary, Beeble Brox USA, Siiri Sisask Estonia</p><p><b>composer and performer</b></p><p>with classical orchestras like Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Wuerttemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn, Budapest Chamber Symphony, Artisfact Chamber Orchestra</p><p>Rheinland-Pfalz Staatsphilharmonie a. o.</p><p>recordings playing on countless CDs as a guest musician</p><p>Producer of more than 30 published CDs with original music</p><p> </p><p><b>teaching</b> </p><p>Music school Ettlingen since 1991, University of music Karlsruhe since 2004</p><p>clinics all over Germany, Masterclasses in China (Beijing, Shengyang, Hangzou, Dalian)</p><p> </p><p><b>touring </b> </p><p>USA, Russia, Brazil, Indonesia, Caribean Islands, Spain, Italy, France, Netherlands, Hungary, Switzerland, Austria, Turkey, South Korea, Taiwan, China</p>
