Swiss flutist and conductor, born 5th January 1929 in Zürich. He was taught to play by André Jaunet (Zurich) and in Paris by Marcel Moyse and Roger Cortet. He was awarded first prize as flautist and the Conductor's Diploma at the Concervatoire National de Paris. In 1953, he received first prize as flautist at the International Music Contest in Munich; in 1958, the Bablock Prize of the H. Cohan International Music Awards, London.
From 1951 until 1957 he was solo flautist in the Winterthur City Orchestra; from 1961 until 1966 opera conductor at the City Theatre in Lucerne. Since 1973 ha has taught at the Basel Music Academiy. He has held concerts as soloist and guest conductor throughout Europe, South America, Israel, Australia and Japan.