“I come from Munich (Germany), I study in Salzburg (Austria) with professor Ozim. I think that Genoa is a very nice town, people are very friendly and open. It’s beautiful here. My brother Andreas participated to this competition two years ago, he was a semifinalist. Being a finalist is a great honour for me”.

Born in Munich in 1986. She began studying violin and piano at the age of three.

She attended the winter-term 2002/2003 class of professor Igor Ozim at the Mozarteum in Salzburg.

She has won many prizes: the Jugend musiziert, the Eduard-Söring-Peis scholarship and a prize for the interpretation of modern compositions.

Since 1998, she has taken part in various international violin competitions: in 2001 she won the first prize and the “Grand Prix” (absolute best) at the Andrea Postacchini International Competition in Fermo (Italy); the second prize at the Kloster Schöntal International Competition and the first prize at the Louis-Spohr International Competition for young violinists in Weimar.

In 2002 she won the first prize and the scholarship for the Aspen Music Festival at the Henri Marteau International Competition in Lichtemberg (Germany).

She got first prize at the Johannes Brahms International Competition in Pörtschach (Austria) and the Samson François Scabro at the Long-Thibaud International Competition in Paris. In 2003 she was a finalist and won the audience prize and orchestra prize at the Georg Kulenkampff International Competition in Cologne and at the Leopold Mozart International Competition. She has given many concerts both as a soloist and with orchestras in Germany, Italy and Austria.