Personal Background |
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First violin lessons at the age of ten |
| 1977 - 1981 |
Student at the Mittenwald School of Violin Making |
| 1981 - 1985 |
Assistant in the workshop of Hubert Schnorr in Hamburg |
| 1986 |
Examination as master craftsman, since then I have my own workshop and work independently |
| 1997 |
First Place for Viola Sound Quality, International Competition for Violin Making in Mittenwald |
| 2001 |
Prize Winner for Violin and Viola, International Violin Making Competition, ‚,Jacobus Stainer'' in Hinterzarten. This is the first and only competition for violin making that exclusively assesses the sound quality of instruments. |
| 2001 |
National recognition of my work as an artistic occupation in the field of music |
| 2001 |
Discovery of acupuncture as a means of influencing the sound of an instrument |
| 2003 |
Relocation from Hamburg to Münstertal (Black Forest) |
| 2004 |
Prize Winner for Viola and Cello (sound quality), International Violin Making Competition "Jacobus Stainer" in Hinterzarten |
| 2004 |
Cooperation at the ECMA (European Chamber Music Academy) opening session at the Hannover University of Music |
| 2005 - 2009 |
Various media coverage in print, radio and TV about the influence of violin acupuncture on the tone of an instrument
(u.a. Die Zeit, ARD-Fernsehen, Deutsche Welle-TV, 3SAT, WDR-Fernsehen,
MDR-Fernsehen, SWR-Fernsehen, SF1-Schweizer Fernsehen, Deutschlandradio-Kultur, SWR 2,
WDR 5, MDR-Figaro. HR 2, RBB1, NDR-Kultur) |
| 2007 |
Lecture about violin acupuncture at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) |
| 2008 |
Prize Winner for Violin, Viola and Cello (sound quality), International Violin Making Contest "Jacobus Stainer" in Hinterzarten |
