CV
My home base is between Görlitz and Berlin. Since 2016/2017, I have been the principal harpist of the Neue Lausitzer Philharmonie in Görlitz, a city at the heart of Europe. Here, new chamber music ensembles have formed, and my debut solo CD, “Durezza e Ligatura”, was created. In 2021, I founded the Görlitzer Masterclass for Harp.
New connections took me to Poland and Czechia, with engagements at the Chopin Festival in Warsaw and the Prague Spring Festival, as well as serving as a jury member for the Karel Patras International Harp Competition.
In Berlin, I perform regularly with leading orchestras like the Konzerthausorchester and the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin and enjoy worldwide engagements.
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Prizes/Scholarships
2014
Scholarship holder of the Giuseppe Sinopoli Academy of the Staatskapelle Dresden
2014
2nd prize at the international Dutch Harp Competition 2014
2013
Winner of the international Lyon & Healy Awards 2013 Cardiff, Wales
2013
Scholarship holder of YEHUDI MENUHIN Live Music Now Franken e. V. in duo with soprano Rebekka Fries
2008
Fellow of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation
2008
Fellow of YEHUDI MENUHIN Live Music Now
Franken e. V. and Stuttgart e. V.
2004
Promotional Prize for the Egerländer Cultural Prize Johannes von Tepl
2003
Cultural Promotion Prize 2003 for performing and performing arts
the Sudeten German Association
Commitments
Rio Harp Festival
Prague Spring Festival
hr-Symphony Orchestra
NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra
Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra
WDR Symphony Orchestra
Gewandhaus Orchestra Leipzig
Dresden State Orchestra
Stuttgart Philharmonic Orchestra
Konzerthausorchester Berlin
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra
MDR Symphony Orchestra
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Comic Opera Berlin
Berlin Radio Choir
MDR Radio Choir
Collegium 1704
Milestones
2023
Recording of solo CD “Durezza e Ligatura” at hänssler CLASSIC
2021
Foundation of the Görlitz Master Class for Harp
2016
Solo harpist of the Neue Lausitzer Philharmonie
2014
Academician of the Giuseppe Sinopoli Academy of the Staatskapelle Dresden
2013
Awarding of the diploma of the master class 2011
Award of the diploma “with distinction”
1993
Beginning of the
Harp lessons at the Stuttgart Music School with Lucia Cericola
2010
Erasmus studies with Prof. Frédérique Cambreling
at Musikene in San Sebastian, Spain
2006
Solo debut with the concertos by Handel and Pierné with the Bochum Symphony Orchestra as part of the “Marler Debut”
2004
Accepted as a guest student at the University of Music Würzburg as part of the early education program with Prof. Gisèle Herbet
1993
Beginning of the
Harp lessons at the Stuttgart Music School with Lucia Cericola
How did it all start?
Music has been a central part of my life from an early age. I first gained experience through early musical education and in the children's choir at the Stuttgart Music School. A particularly formative influence was the Egerländer Gmoi, a community rich in musical heritage, which I discovered through my grandparents.
At the age of six, I began harp lessons with Lucia Cericola. A major milestone came at 16 when I joined the State Youth Orchestra of Baden-Württemberg, which paved the way for my professional music career.
At 17, I transitioned to early studies with Prof. Gisèle Herbet at the University of Music Würzburg. After finishing my diploma and master class, it became clear that the harp and music would remain central to my life. Collaborations with musicians, whether in duos, chamber music, or orchestras (including the Junge Deutsche Philharmonie and Lucerne Festival Academy), were pivotal. My time at the Giuseppe-Sinopoli Academy of the Staatskapelle Dresden deeply influenced me, leading to my role as solo harpist in Görlitz.
Where did it go?
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