Pre-College
in cooperation with the Mainz University of Music
www.streicherakademie-mainz.de
As a concert cellist and teaching lover, my relationship with music is one of engagement: with the composers, with the audience, and with my students.
I want my enthusiasm for music to be conveyed on stage and in the classrooms. I aim to connect with the audience and young performers who trust my technique and my vision of music as a means of communication and social transformation. For this reason, I encourage the young artists to preserve the rich treasure of tradition to offer it to the audience, but at the same time challenge them to constantly expand their imagination and independence as much as possible to ensure innovation. It is important as a musician and teacher to also devote yourself to the music of today. This contributes to convey music across generations and cultures.
I understand the cello as an instrument that resembles the human voice in its warmth. This warmth needs to be transformed into the most beautiful sound and this is a research I do together with the students.
All this, with a special emphasis on the awareness of the technique, with the firm will that the students keep in mind every detail of what they perform and transmit. I teach them how to solve technical problems clearly and with the ultimate goal of achieving maximum expressiveness. This is achieved through methodology and effort and a holistic approach to the work of the instrument, with the body-mind-emotion as the basis for the best interpretation.
I wish that the effort and enthusiasm will shape the musical path of those who follow in my footsteps.
Where to Find Me?
Based in Cologne
Upcoming Masterclasses
- Sun, 19 Jan19 Jan 2025, 10:00 – 18:00Hochschule für Musik Mainz, Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Jakob-Welder-Weg 28, 55128 Mainz, GermanyJunge Meisterkurs Solo
- Sun, 02 Mar02 Mar 2025, 09:00 – 09 Mar 2025, 17:00Musikakademie Schloss Weikersheim, Marktpl. 14, 97990 Weikersheim, GermanyJunger Meisterkurs Orchester | Cello Masterclasses | 2 Concerts
- Sat, 24 May24 May 2025, 10:00 – 19:00Hochschule für Musik Mainz, Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Jakob-Welder-Weg 28, 55128 Mainz, GermanyJunge Meisterkurs Solo
- Sat, 20 Sept20 Sept 2025, 10:00 – 19:00Hochschule für Musik Mainz, Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Jakob-Welder-Weg 28, 55128 Mainz, GermanyJunge Meisterkurs Solo