EDUCATION
1979-92 Student of the “Freie Waldorfschule Frankfurt/M“(Steiner school) Completed the studies with “Abitur” (school leaving examination- qualifying for university entrance). Private violin lessons with Günter Simon and Ingrid Zur (both members of the Radio Symphony Orchestra Frankfurt).
1992-95 Student at the "Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Frankfurt/M" (School for Music and Performing Arts) in the class of prof. Jörg Heyer and Ingrid Zur.
1995-96 Student of the “Rubin Aacademy of Music Tel-Aviv” as “special student” in the class of Prof. Chaim Taub former concert master of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra).
1996 Continuation of the studies with prof.Thomas Kakuska(violist of the Alban Berg string quartet)at the “Universität für Musik und Darstellende KunstWien”(University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna).
1999 Diploma at the “Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Frankfurt/M" (School for Music and Performing Arts Frankfurt/M).
2000 Masterclasses with Prof. Michael Kugel.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1991-92 Principal viola of the Youth Orchestra of Hessen(Landesjugendorchester Hessen).
1992-94 Member of the German Federal Youth Orchestra(Bundesjugendorchester, Deutschland).
1998-99 Trainee in the Radiophilharmonie Orchestra of the Northern German broadcasting corporation(NDR) Hannover.
2001-03 Principal viola(“Prima viola”)of the Milan Symphony Orchestra Giuseppe Verdi(Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano G.Verdi) (chief conductor Riccardo Chailly).
2001 Participation in the “Pierrot Lunaire Ensemble”(contemporary music)with concerts at the “Musikverein”of Vienna. -Soloist (Harold in Italy-Hector Berlioz)with the Milan Symphony Orchestra G. Verdi, Conductor:Yoram David (live broadcasting for the Italian national radio RAI- Radio3)
2002-04 Freelancing in the Opera Orchestra of “La Scala di Milano”, Philharmonic Orchestra of “La Scala di Milano”(Filarmonica della Scala di Milano), Philharmonic Orchestra Arturo Toscanini (Lorin Maazel) -Duo concerts violin/viola with wife Hagit Halaf inVienna,Tel Aviv, the“Auditorium di Milano”(here recorded as a radio broadcasting for the Italian national radio RAI-Radio3), in England and Germany.
2003 Soloist with the violinist Paolo Morena (Divertimento-SerenataIV by Bohuslav Martinu), Conductor:Christopher Hogwood, Milan Symphony Orchestra G. Verdi (live broadcasting for the Italian national radio RAI-Radio3)

Newspaper comment (Il sole 24ore 27.4.03): ”…in the hall the presence of the musical director of the young orchestra, Chailly”. “…Divertimento by Martinu, (good soloists Paolo Morena and Christoph Langheim)…” “Conducted by Hogwood…a beautiful unforgetable concert”.