Solo clarinettist at the Tonkuenstler-Orchestra and professor at the J. M. Hauer Conservatory. Founding member of „Zemlinsky Quintet Vienna“, „Collegium Viennense“. Since 1977 intensively engaged in Viennese folk music with „Wiener Terzett“ and since 1996 numerous concerts as a G-clarinettist. Since

1995 performances as a soloist in Europe and Japan, concert tours worldwide. Numerous radio-, CDs- and TV-recordings. Since 1977 artistic-pedagogic work at Viennese schools and since 1995 he is giving master classes. Studied at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna under R. Jettel and P. Schmidl.