Born in Waidhofen/Thaya
(Austria). He studied viola
da gamba in Vienna and
has specialized in histo-
rical plucked and string
instruments (e.g. fiddle,
ud, vihuela d´arco,
gittern, lute). He is the
founder and since 1988
director of the ensemble
"Accentus", specialized
in the interpretation of
spanish early music.

He helds many master-
courses and teaches at
the Department of Early
Music at Konservatorium
Wien Universität. Numerous TV-,
radio- and CD-recordings
and international concert
engagements with
various ensembles for
early music are showing
up his vast repertoire.