Biography
The guitarist completed his artistic studies with Prof. Michael Teuchert and Prof. Heinz Teuchert at the Frankfurt University of Music.
Since 1986 he has held a teaching position at the Frankfurt University of Music. He also teaches guitar, pedagogy and ensemble performance at the Vocational School of Music in Dinkelsbühl and works at the Music School Heidelberg.
His artistic activity includes concerts as a soloist and chamber musician, as well as CD, radio, television and studio productions. A central focus of his repertoire is contemporary music.
Ensembles and Artistic Projects
He is a member of the ensembles Phorminx, Darmstadt Nunc, Heidelberg, and Tres por la musica, with performances including appearances at the Darmstadt Summer Courses.
Conducting
He has conducted the World Guitar Ensemble (2003–2005) and currently leads United Guitars, the Youth Guitar Orchestra of Baden-Württemberg, the Open Source Guitar Ensemble at the Trossingen University of Music, and the Ensemble GuitArt Heidelberg.
Concert tours have taken him to Russia, China, Korea, Thailand, Laos, Denmark, the Czech Republic, Ukraine, Poland, Hungary, Georgia, Bosnia, Australia, Singapore, Bulgaria, Turkey, Cuba, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Brazil, Spain, Portugal, Estonia, Lithuania, Italy, France and England.
Awards
He has received several awards, including:
- 1st Prize at the German Competition for Selected Orchestras (1997)
- 1st Prize at the 4th German Orchestra Competition (1996)
- 1st Prize at the 6th German Orchestra Competition (2004)
Performing at Siccas Guitars
Every classical guitarist who performs at Siccas Guitars brings a distinct musical path to the instrument — shaped by years of study, competition experience, and the particular musical tradition they have chosen to inhabit. The classical guitar demands sustained technical commitment and a deep engagement with a repertoire that spans from the Renaissance through to works written for living performers. It is an instrument whose full possibilities only reveal themselves over time.
