Passing on my passion for music, and in particular, for the emotional and intellectual richness inherent in early music / historical informed performance practice, is one of the most beautiful and rewarding tasks I can imagine. By creating an environment that is free of constraints and goals, but open to an experimental approach, while offering information and insights that are useful at this particular moment and for this particular context, musical personalities can be set free to grow and to unfold their talents.
Starting at a very early age with my first teaching position in Vienna made me gain a broad experience in many fields. My subsequent position was in Leipzig, where I taught for almost two decades as a professor of baroque violin and chamber music/baroque orchestra. I was also head of department, as I am in Graz, where I currently teach historical violin instruments and other related subjects. In all three institutions, chamber music as well as orchestral and opera productions are an important field of work, as well as the development of cooperations within the institution, throughout Europe and worldwide. The Graz Institute of Early Music also offers the unique opportunity to combine theory and practice at university level and thus the possibility of integrating research into all areas of work.
For the last thirty years I have always taught in summer courses all over Europe, and participated in innumerable exchanges with partner institutions.