A pianist and teacher. He studied with Gerhard Puchelt in Berlin and with Julius Katchen and Magda Tagliaferro in Paris. In 1963, he made his debut at the Carnegie Hall in New York. He has worked with the violinists Cho-Liang Lin and Alfredo Campoli, the violist Rivka Golani and the singer Kim Borg. Since 1971, he has been dean of the Piano Department at the Vancouver Academy of Music. He has given masterclasses in many countries of Europe, as well as in Japan, China, the United States and Canada. He is a guest lecturer of Chinese music academies. In 1995, he was a juror of the 13th Chopin Competition in Warsaw.
