Aged 12, he won the first prize at the Austrian Youth Competition "Jugend musiziert" and was accepted to the concert class of Hans Graf, where he obtained his diploma with special distinction.

Further teachers include Bruno Seidlhofer, Tatiana Nikolayeva, Jacques Rouvier, Nicole Henriot-Schweitzer and Leon Fleisher.

Following several years as general manager of the Sofiensäle[1] – Vienna’s oldest and largest venue for cultural events – where he presented a broadly varied programme of opera, musical and theatre presentations as well as galas, incentives, parties and clubbing events, he decided to return to the classical music scene.

In 2011 Deutsche Grammophon released the CD/DVD album Violin in Motion[2] featuring arrangements by Lidia Baich and Matthias Fletzberger of well-known ballets.

[4] From 2018 to 2020 he is the conductor of the first South-Korean production of Wagner's "Ring-Cycle" in Seoul Arts Center, staged by Achim Freyer.