| 1970 | -78 studied clarinet and piano at the Brasov School of Music, Romania
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| 1979 | -83 clarinet and piano at the Conservatory of Music in Bucharest
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| from 1980 | saxophone and flute (autodidactically)
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| 1985 | -88 Private conducting studies with Constantin Bugeanu, State Opera House Bucharest and private composing studies with Nicolae Coman, Conservatory of Music Bucharest
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| 1985 | -88 Freelance saxophonist and composer in Bucharest, Romania
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| 1989 | -97 Freelance saxophonist and composer in Vienna, Austria
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| since 1997 | Freelance saxophonist and composer in Cologne, Germany |
