Born in Vorarlberg (Austria), he studied with Prof. Lothar Hilbrand at the State Conservatory in his hometown with Prof. Hans Gansch at the Mozarteum University in Salzburg. From 2002 to 2003, he held a scholarship at the Orchestral Academy of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. In 2015, he completed a degree in Academic Mental Coaching at the University of Salzburg.
He was principal trumpeter with the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra for 15 years. From 2003 to 2005, he held the same position with the Bern Symphony Orchestra. A sought-after guest performer, he has played with many renowned orchestras, including the Berlin Philharmonic, the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Munich Philharmonic, the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra, the Bamberg Symphony Orchestra and the Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich. He has also performed as a soloist with many orchestras and worked with conducting figures such as Kirill Petrenko, Andrés Orozco-Estrada and Matthias Pintscher.
He is intensely devoted to his passion for chamber music. He is a member of the Austrian brass ensembles Pro Brass and The Philharmonic Brass. He was also a member of Hr-brass for many years. His stylistic diversity as a soloist and chamber musician is reflected in his numerous audio and video recordings.
He is professor of trumpet at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater in Munich. Previously, he held a professorship at the Hochschule für Musik Würzburg from 2019 to 2025. He has also taught at the Stella Vorarlberg Privatuniversität für Musik (2022–2023) and at the Landeskonservatorium Vorarlberg (2015–2019).