"I prefer direct contact with other musicians through my instrument. Although I now have a more comprehensive picture of a composition than I did 20 years ago, I have no wish to exert control over a performance. The best results come when each musician feels invited to take part in an interpretation, the communication taking place through the musical flow."

Present-day

Early years and education

"A career should never develop faster than one’s inner growth. Aspects like sound and tonal volume need their time to be developed. This isn’t just a question of the hands and musculature or of techniques. The imagination must develop as well."

Competitions

"All too often a young competition winner is taken up by an agency as the ‘new star'; the publicity machine starts rolling and the musician has to fulfill lots of engagements. He feels like a hamster in a wheel. Who can mature as an artist under such conditions? My advice to all young musicians is to trust their own instincts and allow themselves to grow. Only then is it possible for something out of the ordinary to happen."

Teaching

"I take a lot of trouble to create a spirit of community in my classes, so my students recognize that they are all individuals and don’t compete and measure themselves against one another."

Awards

Artist in Residence

"The chance to be artist in residence entails being able to risk a more varied program."

Memberships

Literature

Michael Wessel: Üben Proben Karriere – 12 Interpreten im Gespräch, Bärenreiter 2012

Brigitte Beier, Karina Schmidt: Hier spielt die Musik! Tonangebende Frauen in der Klassikszene, AvivA 2011