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Born in Berlin /Germany in 1986, he began studying the violin at age 4. He attended the College for Music “Hanns Eisler” as a youngstudent at age 11 under Prof.Scholz and Joachim Hantzschk,later studied with Uwe Martin Haiberg at the pre college division of the University of Arts Berlin and currently studies with Ilan Gronich at the UdK.He also receives further artistic support from Shlomo Mintz and Dora Schwarzberg .

He has given  recitals and performed as a soloist and chamber musician in Germany,Switzerland,Spain,Belgium, Austria, Indonesia,Israel and the US in such famous venues as the Konzerthaus Berlin, Berlin Philharmonic, Komische Oper Berlin, Karajan Konzertsaal der UdK Berlin,Opera di Brescia,Gedung Kesenian Jakarta or the Tel Aviv Opera with such Orchestras as the Deutsche Filmorchester Babelsberg, Berlin Chamber Soloists or the Chamber Orchestra “Julius Stern”.

Engagements for the season 2010 include performances with the Dubrovnik Symphony Orchestra ,Klassische Philharmonie Bonn,das sinfonieorchester berlin,Jakarta Symphony Orchestra and at the Summerfestival “Bad Kissingen”.

Prizes,awards,competitions he has won include a 4-year scholarship for the Indiana University/ Bloomington,a scholarship for the Interlochen Arts Camp/Michigan in 2003,

1.prize at the German national music competition “Jugend Musiziert” in the category “violin solo” and “Duo” in 2004 and 2005,

2^nd prize and public award in the International Violin Competition “Queen Sophie Charlotte” in 2005,

a scholarship for the Keshet Eilon violin mastercourse and is recipient of a “Gerd-Bucerius- scholarship” from the “Zeit”foundation .

In the “International Hindemith Competition 2008” he took 1^st prize,the goldmedal and the special prize of the Maggini foundation,which will lend him a precious instrument of his choice.Following concerts he played at the Konzerthaus Berlin,Spain,Geneve,Cologne ,Kronberg and the festival “Bad Kissinger Musiksommer”.

In March 2009 he was a finalist in the international violin competition “Concorso Postacchini”, and received the gold medal for the best Bach and the special prize for the best Beethoven Sonata.

2^nd prize at the Violin Competition of the Ibolyka Gyarfas Foundation in 2009,

In November 2009 he received the “Goldener Julius” award in the category “Young Talent” of Berlin as the best cultural newcomer.

In 2010 a live recording from the Berlin Philharmonic of works by Poulenc and Händel –Havorsen will be released by Sony.

As a scholar and prizwinner of the 2007 and 2008 competition of the “Deutsche Stifung Musikleben” he plays an instrument on loan by the Deutsche Musikinstrumentenfonds by Nicholas Darche 1845 ,Aix-la-Chapelle and a F. Geissenhof 1793 Vienna .

He has recorded filmmusic of B.Pesch “Und inmitten des Gartens”(2007)and  “Oliva”(2009) for Soloviolin and Orchestra with the Deutsche Filmorchestra Babelsberg .

He was given the chance to participate in masterclasses with Christian Tetzlaff,Shlomo Mintz,Ida Haendel,Sergiu Schwartz,Yair Kless,Haim Taub, Vadim Gluzman, Donald Weilerstein and Eduard Grach.