Studied with pupils of Schoenberg: Rudolf Kolisch, Felix Greissle, Leonard Stein. Development of a personal idiom from structural elements in literature and theatre. 1994 junior award from the Siemens-Foundation. 1996 concert tour through Brazil on invitation from the Goethe Institute. Performances by the Kronos Quartet, the ensemble UnitedBerlin and the conductor Peter Gülke.