Personal website :

 

Short biography :

born in Munich, National Artists’ Exam (Masters) with Prof. Ursula Lentrodt,

two years Masters student with Pierre Jamet in Paris, at the age of 20 Principal Harp with the Symphony Orchestra of the North German Radio in Hamburg.

 

She was guest Harpist with the Bamberg Symphony Orchestra (Horst Stein) for 5 years

10 years guest Harpist with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

and during 25 years guest Harpist at the Salzburg Easter Festival with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (von Karajan, Abbado, Sir Simon Rattle)

 

Concerts as Soloist with :

Claudio Abbado and the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Emanuel Krivine and the National Orchestra of Lyon

David Shallon and the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra

James Galway and the Heilbronn Chamber Orchestra

Emanuel Pahud and the Franz Liszt Orchestra Budapest

Hansjörg Schellenberger and the Tenerife Symphony Orchestra

and many others.

Numerous CD recordings for Deutsche Grammophon, Sony Classical, Denon and Campanella.

 

Record Awards :

"Premier Prix du disque" in Paris

     for French Chamber Music with Ensemble Wien-Berlin and Catherine Deneuve

"Deutscher Schallplattenpreis - Quarterly list"

     for Double Concertos for Oboe and Harp by W. Lutoslawski and Frank Martin

     with Hansjörg Schellenberger

 

Gives Master Classes in Helsinki (Sibelius Academy)

     Manchester (Royal Northern College of Music)

     Petersburg (Conservatoire), Tokyo (University)... amongst others.