Violin making expertise

My search for a beautiful sound began at a young age with playing the cello. I later took viola lessons with Justyna Sliwa from the renowned Asasello Quartet. This intensive training gave me a better understanding of the demands ambitious musicians place on the sound and playability of their instrument.

I acquired basic practical and theoretical knowledge in string instrument making, repair and restoration at the Staatliche Berufsfachschule für Musikinstrumentenbau in Mittenwald.

During my ten years in the workshops of Thomas Schiegnitz of the Musikinstrumenten-Museum-Berlin and Michael Becker, Chicago, former employee of Bein & Fushi and president of the American Federation of Violin and Bow Makers, I was able to deepen my skills in the following areas:

• restoration
• maintenance of historical and modern instruments
• new construction
• sound optimisation.

I also gained valuable experience in the repair and maintenance of modern and historical bows at Alfredo Clemente's bow making workshop in Cologne.

Since 2014, I have been using the expertise I have acquired in my studio in the immediate vicinity of the Kölner Musikhochschule and the Kölner Philharmonie to help professional musicians and amateurs find customised solutions for their individual wishes.