Vita
| 1957 | Born in Stuttgart, Germany |
| 1975 - 1979 | Studied (composition, music theory, piano) in Stuttgart and Kassel, with Prof. Milko Kelemen, Prof. Rolf Hempel and Prof. Erhard Karkoschka among others |
| 1979 | State examination (music theory and piano, both “summa cum laude”) |
| 1984 | Final artistic examination (composition) |
| 1983 - 1985 | Lecturer in music theory at the State University for Music Trossingen |
| 1985 - 1987 | Scholarship from the Japanese Ministry of Culture to study with Prof. Hiroaki Minami at the National University of Fine Arts and Music, Tokyo, |
| Visiting professor for composition and music theory at various Japanese universities |
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| 1988 | Selected for the "Forum of Young German Composers", Berlin |
| Scholarship from the Baden-Württemberg Art Foundation | |
| Various master classes, including among others with Isang Yun | |
| First recording releases | |
| 1991 | "Göttingen Portrait Day" of the city of Göttingen, the state of Lower Saxony and the North German Radio |
| 1992 | Lecture tour at the invitation of the Goethe Institute Moscow |
| Professor at the State University of Music and Performing Arts, Stuttgart |
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| 2006 - 2010 | Vice Dean (Faculty III) |
| 2010 - 2014 | Dean of Studies (Faculty III) |
| 2020 | Professor Emeritus |