Born	1972 in Vienna
Since 1979	Studies in zither at Vienna’s 5th district Music School Margareten/ Vienna since 1979 (Charlotte RODER, Hannelore LAISTER)
1990	A levels at grammar school
1990-1994	Vienna Conservatory – classical Viennese zither (Hannelore Laister, IGP) and traverse flute (Chia-Ling Renner-Liao )
Juni 1994	Teaching qualification
Married, 2 children
Additional studies: Zoology (University of Vienna/ BSc)
Soloist Concert Activities
2023	New Year's Concert Tour with the Lower Austria Tonkünstler Orchestra
2022	Performances with the Academic Orchestra Association Vienna at the Musikverein/Vienna and in the Laeiszhalle/Hamburg Bregenz Festival: Umberto Giordano: "Siberia"
2021	Gala Concert Vienna Johann Strauss Orchestra (Wolkenturm Schloß Grafenegg)
2020	„Klassik meets Volksmusik“ at the Konzerthaus Klagenfurt
2019	Premiere Frantisek Janoska: "Impressions along the Danube" with the Janoska Ensemble Performance with the Vienna Boys' Choir at "Christmas in Vienna" Performance with the Moscow State Symphony Orchestra in Moscow Romania tour with Rodica Vica
2018	CD presentation with Rodica Vica at the Vienna Musikverein and in Bucharest
2018	Vienna Philharmonic New Years Concert
2016	Performances with the Wiener Symphonikern, Großer Musikvereinssaal
2015/16	„The White Horse Inn“ (by Ralph Benatzky) at Volksoper in Vienna
	Baby break
2012	on tour in Japan with the Symphony Orchestra of the Volksoper Wien (featuring concerts in Sunatory Hall in Tokyo, conductor: Ola Rudner)
2011	on stage performance with the Hamburg Philharmonics (Olga Neuwirth: Clinamen/ Nodus, conductor: Christian Arming)
2009	on-stage appearance at “Vienna Operetta Summer” 2009 “Wiener Blut “ by Johann Strauß
2008	Viennese Ball in Noordwijk/ Netherlands
	Baby break
2005	Concert Tour in China (concerts in Beijing, Shanghai, Nanjing, …)
2002	Johann Strauß-Tour/Germany (Philharmonie / Berlin, Old Opera House / Frankfurt, Laeiszhall / Hamburg, Residenz / Munich, Gewandhaus/ Leipzig), overall musical director: Herbert Prikopa
2000	stage music at Nestroy Festival at Liechtenstein Castle „Nur Ruhe“ (in cooperation with Prof. Elfriede Ott, Marika Lichter, Roland Neuwirth and Wilfried)
1998	New Year Concerts with the North-West-German Philharmonics on-stage performance at the Lake Festival Mörbisch “Der Vogelhändler” (The Bird Seller”) under the directorship of Harald Serafin

1997	three concerts in Taipeh/ Taiwan with the National Philharmonic Orchestra
1996	soloist at the Millennium celebration “1000 Jahre Österreich”, Manila/ Philippines
1991	winner of the first zither competition / Vienna Conservatory and featuring in ORF (Austrian public TV) documentation: “Masters of tomorrow”
1987/88 1990/91	soloist at the Burgtheater Vienna (“Tales from the Vienna Woods”, “König Ottokar’s Glück und Ende”)
Ensemble Concert Activities
Since 1989	member of the “Wiener Zitherensemble – Hannelore Laister”, performing at Konzerthaus Wien, Votivkirche, Schottenkirche, Palais Palffy, Haus der Musik, Melk monastery, Zwettl monastery, Perchtoldsdorf castle, and concert tours to Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovenia and South Tyrol. Concertmaster of this ensemble since the autumn of 2002
Seit 1989	Member of the Zither Teachers’ Quartet of Vienna since 1989. Numerous performances with this ensemble, such as at the Musikverein Wien (Großer Musikvereinssaal), Rosenau castle, at the church of St. Ruprecht, at the Veterinary University of Vienna, at the Suntory Hall in Tokyo/Japan, at Ludwigsburg castle festival/ Germany, as well as concerts in France, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovenia and South Tyrol, Italy (MusicaRivaFestival), Iran
Social Commitment
2004	Charity concerts supporting the reconstruction of the “Vijecnica” in Sarajevo at the Austrian National Library and in Sarajevo.
Teaching
Since 2018	Zither teacher at the music school Laxenburg/Biedermannsdorf
Since 1996	Zither teacher at several adult education centres in Vienna
1997-2003	Zither teacher at the Josef Matthias Hauer music school / Wiener Neustadt