He studied at the University of Music and Theatre Leipzig with Klaus Hertel [de] and in the master class of Gustav Schmahl at the Hochschule für Musik Carl Maria von Weber Dresden.
Since 1992, he has held a lectureship at the Hochschule für Musik Carl Maria von Weber Dresden and was appointed professor in 2011.
[1] In addition, he is in great demand as a soloist and chamber music partner in Europe, the US and Japan and has conducted master classes in Spain, Germany and the US.
Since 2016 he plays with Lenka Matějáková, Andreas Kuhlmann, Matthias Wilde and Dariya Hrynkiv in the "Ensemble International".
[5] Faßmann plays on replica of the "Il Cannone Guarnerius" violin from the master workshop of the luthier Joachim Schade (Halle/Saale).