• 1981 – 1987

    Conservatory in Bratislava (clarinet – Edmund Bombara)

  • 1988 – 1993

    Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava (Jozef Luptáčik, Sr.)

  • 1991 – 1992

    study at Conservatoire de Région in Bolougne, France (Jean Max Dussert)

  • 1995

    Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava, post graduate study (Miloš Jurkovič, Jozef Luptáčik, Sr.)

  • 1996

    three months study at Conservatoire de Région in Bolougne, France

  • master classes

    with clarinetists: Hans Deinzer, Suzanne Stephens, Michael Riessler, Eduard Brunner, Ernesto Molinari

  • 1987/1988

    first clarinet in the Orchestra of Nová Scéna Theatre in Bratislava

  • since 1993 until present

    first clarinet in Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra in Bratislava

  • since 1995

    first clarinet in Cappella Istropolitana ensemble

  • since 2003

    pedagogue at the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava (in 2005 – 2007 assistant dean), he teaches clarinet, chamber music, orchestral clarinet literature, history and literature of clarinet, methodology and pedagogy o clarinet playing and basics of intonation of wind instruments in ensemble playing

As a soloist he has performed with ensembles Cappella Istropolitana, Chamber Soloists Bratislava, VENI ensemble, Moyzes Quartet and with orchestras Slovak Sinfonietta Žilina, Ján Cikker Symphony Orchestra in Banská Bystrica and others.

He is a founding member of four chamber ensembles: VENI ensemble for contemporary music, improvisation ensemble Vapori del Cuore, Opera Aperta Ensemble and ensemble of basset horns Lotz Trio. He has occasionally cooperated with ensembles Musica Aeterna and Solamente Naturali.

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