Personal information

  • Place of birth: Cluj-Napoca, Romania
  • Citizenship: German, Romanian
  • Fluent languages: English, German, Hungarian, Romanian
  • Beginner languages: French, Italian, Greek
  • Civil status: Married

Education

  • 2005 - 2007: Conservatorio della Svizzera Italiana, class of Francois Benda
  • 2002 - 2005: Master at University in Trossingen, class of Chen Halevi
  • 1996 - 2001: Bachelor at State University Bucharest, class of V. Barbuceanu
  • 1992 - 1996: Music Highschool Oradea, class of R. Malita and P.Calinescu
  • 1984 - 1992: Primary school in Oradea
  • Masterclasses with Charles Neidich, Antony Pay, Antonio Tinelli, Marta Gulyas

Competitions and awards

  • 2020: Advancement award: Kulturpreis Schwarzwald Baar
  • 2004: 3rd prize at the International Competition “Saverio Mercadante”, Italy
  • 2003: Special scholarship “Emma Contestabile” of the Accademia Chigiana, Italy
  • 1996: 2nd prize at the International Competition “Jeunesses Musicales”, Romania
  • 1996: 1st and grand prize in the national competition “Young Talents” in Romania and many other national competition prizes

Concerts

  • Solo and chamber music concerts all across Europe.
  • Played as soloist with prestigios orchestras and bands like Air Force Academy Band, Romanian Radio Chamber Orchestra, Oradea Philarmonic, Corda Cracovia and Sinfoniorchester Villingen-Schwenningen.
  • Founder of Klarisma Ensemble.
  • Played in prestigious festivals like:
    • ClarinetFest, Denver, Colorado.
    • 11th Clarinet Congress, Cracow, Poland.
    • 12th Clarinet Congress Tilburg, Holland
    • New Music Festival, Bucharest, Romania.
    • Enescu Festival, Bucharest, Romania.
    • Chamber Music festival, Brasov, Romania.
  • Invited to perform in 2024 at 51st ClarinetFest in Dublin, Ireland.
  • Invited to perform in 2023 as Healdine Artist at 12th European Clarinet Congress in Tilburg, Holland.

Recordings

Orchestra Experience

  • Since 2004: Solo Clarinet in Sinfonieorchester Villingen-Schwenningen
  • 2005-2006: Internship Young Opera in Stuttgart
  • 1999-2002: Co Principal clarinet at the Radio Chamber Orchestra in Bucharest
  • 1998-1999: Principal clarinet in Giurgiu Symphonic Orchestra

Pedagogical

  • 2023: Masterclasses at the Music Universities in Bucharest and Timisoara
  • 2023: Master Classes at the clarinet festival in Miskolc and Budapest, Hungary
  • 2022: Masterclasses at the Krzysztof Penderecki University in Cracow
  • 2020-2022: Guest lecturer at the Music University in Trossingen
  • 2019: Masterclasses within Clarinet Days Festival in Waldshut Tiengen (Invited again for the next edition in 2024)
  • 2018: Masterclasses at the University in Oradea
  • Since 2010: teacher at the Wind-music-association in Black forest district
  • Since 2007: Clarinet, chamber music lecturer and leader of the Woodwind Department at the Musikakademie Villingen-Schwenningen (0,7 fte)

Educational Concerts

  • Since 2012: regularly performing and Family, Children and Baby concerts and music theater in Black forest region.
  • Initiator of the Kaffee Konzerte of Sinfonieorchester Villingen-Schwenningen.
  • 2006-2020: Founder and coordinator of the youth concerts for seniors: Musik verbindet jung und alt