He was born in Hamburg, Germany in 1970. For 16 years, he was first and second violin of the Artemis Quartet, with whom he has performed on almost all of the world’s major stages. The most influential classes for the group were those of Professor Walter Levin and the Alban Berg Quartet.
The Artemis Quartet began its career with first prizes at the ARD International Music Competition in Munich and the Paolo Borciani Prize. The group’s recordings for Virgin Classics have been awarded on multiple occasions, such as with the Diapason D’Or or the Echo – Klassik Award.
Since 2008, he has served as Professor at the Reina Sofía School of Music for string quartets. In addition, he teaches violin and chamber music at the Lübeck University of Music in Germany.
He also teaches chamber music at the Schlewig-Holstein Festival and at the Weikersheim International Campus, of which he is Artistic Director.
He also offers classes for Proquartet in Paris, at the Dutch String Quartet Academy in Amsterdam, at the Chapelle Musicale Reine Elisabeth in Brussels, as well as giving masterclasses for violin at the Oberstdorfer Musiksommer and Uttwiler Masterclasses.