He was born in 1946 in Steingaden in lower Bavaria. He lives in Wildsteig, a picturesque mountain village near the Wieskirche basilica in the province of Weilheim-Schongau. He received his first organ lessons during Gymnasium from the then Kapellmeister of Freising Cathedral Prof. Max Eham. After graduating from high school he was urged to academic study by Munich cathedral organist Franz Lehrndorfer. He continued his studies in Salzburg with Elisabeth Ullmann and Lionell Rogg. He took master classes with Gaston Litaize, Nicolas Danby and Fiorella Benetti Brazzale.
In 1973 he was called by Prelate Alfons Satzger as titular organist at the Wieskirche, the jewel of Rokokò. In 1978 he founded the festival “Abendkonzerte in der Wieskirche,” which enlivens the musical life of the region each year with internationally renowned soloists, choirs and “ensembles.” His intense concert activity takes him to many European countries: Italy, France, Switzerland, Holland, Austria, Czechia and Hungary. He carries out intense activity in Germany in renowned musical institutions and accompanies important instrumental performers and singers on the organ.
He has a marked sensitivity to Baroque music, and his artistic activity is documented by numerous recordings, most of them made on the organ of the Wies Basilica.