Born in Freiburg/Breisgau into a musicians family he began
playing the violin at age four. His teachers were Sandor Zöldy, Wolfgang
Marschner, Josef Gingold, Tadeusz Wronski and
Nathan Milstein. He debuted with Bamberg Symphony Orchestra under Eugen Jochum
and London Philharmonic Orchestra. He was duo partner of Wilhelm Kempff and was
soloist with many important orchestras and conductors, like Berlin, Wien, Zürich, Mailand, Amsterdam,
and international festivals. Besides severals radio recordings he has produced
Discs with workd of J.S.Bach, Corelli, Beethoven and Bartók. His repertoire
contains all types of solo literature and chamber music. He won the Mendelssohn
and Paganini-prize and since 1979 is professor at the academy of Würzburg.