Instruments
Persian santur (hammer-dulcimer), harmonium, tanpura, vocal
Style
Classical Indian music
Education
1967 – 1980
Lessons in piano, guitar, vocal, church organ (e.g. Tobias Jenny) and “Hackbrett” (hammer-dulcimer) (e.g. Walter Alder)
1981 – 1996
Introduction in classical Indian music by Walter Bosshard
1985 – 2000
Student of Ali Akbar Khan College of Music in Basle
since 1997
Student of Jatinder Thakur (Tala). Different lessons and workshops from singers in dhrupad (e.g. F. Wasifuddin Dagar), khyal (e.g. Mohammed Sayeed Khan) and santoor players (Nandu Mulay, Satish Vyas)
Performing Experience
1980-1998
“Poetry and Music” different projects with Peter Morger (e.g. “Rondomm Troge”)
Since 1981
Street music and concerts:
Solo and with Rainer Stadler (bass), Patrick Ferber (percussion), Walter Bosshard (sarangi), Ferdi Rauber (percussion), Hilarious Dauag (balaphon), Tobias Huber (viola d’amore), Claudia Schildknecht (vocal), Joachim Hübner (bansuri), Sam Hug (Tabla)…
Different “church-music-projects”
– with Hilarious Dauag (Balaphon) Tobias Huber (Viola d’amore) in Paulus Church, Basle;
– Hansruedi Felix (pastor): Buch der Lieder in Peters Church, Basle;
– Joachim-Ernst Behrendt: Nada Brahma in Martins Church, Basle;
– Claudia Schildknecht (vocal) in English Church, Bern;
– Joachim Hübner (bansuri) in Heiligkreuz Church, St.Gallen;
– Noldi Oertle (pastor) Songs for Krishna in Church of Reute
Solo concerts in classical Indian Music with the following Tabla Players
Shyam Kumar Mishra, Luca Carangelo, Jatinder Thakur.