About Me
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I was born in Hamburg, Germany on June 16, 1975. My mother was a teacher at one of the local conservatories and I quickly realized that music was my calling. At the age of 5 I asked for a violin and focused my practice in order to become the best violinist I could become. At the age of 12 I began to win a series of talent competitions and at 15 gave my first full recital. By the age of 21 I had toured Europe, North America, and Southeast Asia as soloist, chamber musician, and orchestral violinist. Additionally, I have performed recitals and concertos in selected cities within Latin America and Africa. Countries performed in include Colombia, Mexico, USA, Canada, Taiwan, Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore, Peoples Republic of China (Hong Kong), Jordan, Israel, Egypt, South Africa, Germany, Austria, Hungary, Poland, the Czech Republic, Netherlands, Italy, etc. Most recently I visited the People’s Republic of China’s cities of Shanghai, Guangzhou, X’ian, and Xiang Yang as part of an International Trade Mission. Some of the most memorable concert halls I have performed in include: Carnegie Hall in New York, Renee and Henry Segestrom Auditorium of the Orange County Performing Arts Center, Andres Bello Auditorium at the InterAmerican Development Bank in Washington D.C., Dome Cathedral in Salzburg, Cairo Royal Opera House in Egypt, Chen Kai Chek Theater in Taipei, University of Amman Performing Arts Theater, City Hall in Johannesburg South Africa, Durban Opera House, Paulin Hall in California, amongst others. Television and radio appearances include performances out of the Jerash International Festival for the Arts in Jordan where I played the Paganini Concerto No. 1, Canadian National Television playing the Wieniawski Concerto No. 2, Taiwan radio interview as part of the Ars Nova Ensemble, PBS playing Bach in Virginia, the INDIE SPOT on The Michael Zavala Show over 10 different channels and on June 19th and August 6th, 2007 his new album "Violinistic Communion" was played by KHFM 95.5 FM Albuquerque/Santa Fe, New Mexico. On November 28 I had a half hour interview on kscn roots 88.5 FM Los Angeles and on the 30th of November played my first all Paganini recital held at Herbert Zipper Hall in the Corlburn School of Music. I have also had the pleasure and honor of working with some incredible pop stars that include Josh Groban, Ben Moody, Clay Aiken, Melida Doolittle and Michael W. Smith. I have recently discovered that my great grand father passed away in Santa Monica in 1951 and was the conductor of the Hamburg Opera in Germany prior to WWII and the accompaniest to Pablo de Sarasate as well as the conductor for the Los Angeles/San Francisco Opera Association and guest conductor at the Hollywood Bowl. My teachers include Abram Shtern, LeRoy Peterson, Hakop Mekinyan, Paul McEnderfer, Julien Lobsien, Lucielle Taylor, Thomas Moore, Ricardo Cyncynates, and Mugur Doroftei. My musical mentors and coaches include figures such as Ruggiero Ricci violin icon, Vahktang Jordania conductor of the Russian Federal Orchestra and the Tchaikovsky Violin Competition, Kato Havas at Pacific Union College, Herbert Blomstedt Conductor Emeritus of the San Francisco Symphony, Ami Porat Conductor of the Mozart Classical Orchestra, Dr. Robert McAshin Professor and Conductor at James Madison University in Virginia, and Dr. Virginia Gene Rittenhouse a student of Louis Persinger and Madam Boulanger. Currently I am teaching at Riverside Community College and have been hired to build a string program there as well as conduct a chamber ensemble by the name of Amadeus Ensemble.
