Born in Schwäbisch Hall, Frank studied at the Hochschule für Musik Detmold from 1988, with scholarships from the Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes, the Deutscher Musikrat and the Deutsche Mozart-Gesellschaft [de], among others.
During this time, he also played as solo hornist with other orchestras and also studied conducting with Klauspeter Seibel at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg.
He has made guest appearances at the Staatsoper Hannover and conducted the ballets Swan Lake by Tchaikovsky and Le sacre du printemps by Igor Stravinsky.
In 2005, he made his debut with Humperdinck's Hänsel und Gretel at the Deutsche Oper Berlin, where he later conducted Die Zauberflöte by Mozart several times.
Since 2012/2013, he has held a teaching position for orchestral conducting at the Hochschule für Musik Franz Liszt, Weimar.