He continued his conducting studies at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Graz with Milan Horvat.
At the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna, he further refined his skills in composition with Friedrich Cerha and in conducting with Uroš Lajovic.
[3][4][5] From 2004 to 2009, he worked regularly at the Opera at Rhine in Düsseldorf as a guest conductor, conducting there a large repertoire including An Abduction from Seraglio to Il Trittico and La Wally.
[12] He is also a full-time professor at the Zagreb Music Academy where he teaches subjects like composition, conducting and symphonic orchestra.
[2] There he induced huge stage productions realized in collaboration with all artistic components of the University of Zagreb, including Music, Drama, Fine Arts and the Textile Design Academy.