About
Winner of eight special awards and the gold medal at the International Violin Competition of Indianapolis in 2006, as well as a wide variety of awards in the following years.
Before Fame
He was born to German parents in Italy.
Trivia
He has a diploma from Istituto Mascagni, as well as Graduate and Artist diplomas from the Juilliard School.
Family Life
A fire that happened on his family's farm when he was fifteen burned much of his body, including his face and bow arm, but he resumed performing two years later.
Associated With
He played a piece called "Violin Concerto No. 2" by Sergei Prokofiev with the Los Angeles Philharmonic less than two years after he debuted at the Hollywood Bowl in 2010.
