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Biography
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Positions
Over two decades of artistic leadership
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Positions
Orchestras
Concerts
Since Oct 2025
Current Position
Head of Department — Music Education 0–6
City of Oberhausen · Municipal Music School & International Symphony Concert Series
2020 – 2025
Department Head
Head of Keyboard Department
Folkwang Musikschule der Stadt Essen
Leadership of the keyboard department encompassing piano, harpsichord, organ, and accordion. Curriculum development and ensemble coordination.
2022 – 2024
Academic Appointment
Lecturer — Répétition for Music Theatre
Folkwang University of the Arts, Essen
Teaching opera répétition to advanced students at one of Germany's most prestigious conservatoires.
Ongoing
Artistic Director
Deutsche Rheinphilharmonie
Conductor & Artistic Director
Shaped the artistic vision and programmatic identity of the orchestra, conducting regular concert series across the Rhine region.
Ongoing
Principal Conductor
Western Balkans Youth Orchestra
Artistic Director & Principal Conductor
Establishing and leading an international youth orchestra uniting musicians from Kosovo, Albania, North Macedonia, Serbia, and beyond.
Ongoing
Artistic Director
European Summer Music Academy, Kosovo
Founder & Artistic Director
An annual academy bringing international faculty and students together for an intensive programme of orchestral, chamber, and solo music-making.
Ongoing
Artistic Director
Pro Klassik — Königswinter
Artistic Director & Curator
Programming and directing a prestigious concert series featuring leading soloists and chamber ensembles.
Ongoing
Artistic Director
Klassik im Kunstraum — Bad Honnef
Artistic Director & Curator
An innovative concert series placing classical music in cultural and architectural spaces, fostering new audiences and cross-disciplinary dialogue.
Since 2004
Guest Conductor
Ostbayerisches Jugendsinfonieorchester
Guest Conductor
2023
Festival
Sinfonische Orchestertage Wuppertal
Conductor & Participant
Collaborations
Orchestras &
Institutions
Orchestra
Deutsche Rheinphilharmonie
Youth Orchestra
Western Balkans Youth Orchestra
Youth Orchestra
Ostbayerisches Jugendsinfonieorchester
Academy
European Summer Music Academy, Kosovo
Concert Series
Pro Klassik — Königswinter
Concert Series
Klassik im Kunstraum — Bad Honnef
Festival
Sinfonische Orchestertage Wuppertal
University
Folkwang University of the Arts, Essen
Music School
Folkwang Musikschule der Stadt Essen