Curriculum vitae
Summary of essential stages
1968-1972
Kardinal von Galen primary school in Schwerte (Ruhr)
1969-1981
Piano lessons with the pianist Judith Babilon and others
1972-1981
Neusprachliches Ruhrtalgymnasium (grammar school) in Schwerte
1974-1981
Organ lessons with the choirmaster Irmscher in Schwerte
1976-1980
Prizes and awards received from the school of music in Schwerte and in the “Youth makes music” competition (piano and organ)
1979-1982
Permanent post as organist at the Paulus Church in Schwerte
1980-1989
Music reviewer and court reporter for various regional daily papers
Since 1980
National and international performances of organ recitals (recitals),
Liturgic organist services as part of permanent positions and outside of such,
Piano concerts (pianist),
Performances of chamber music and orchestra performances (conductor),
Coaching, accompaniments and duets (organ plus),
Compositions (composer),
Teaching (preparing for university, masterclasses)
1981
Abitur (secondary school leaving certificate) with distinction at the Ruhrtalgymnasium (grammar school) in Schwerte
1981-1983
Community service in the Catholic Academy of the Archbishopric Paderborn
1983-1987
Law studies at the Universities of Bonn, Berlin, Bayreuth (vita jurist)
1983/1984
Participation in international masterclass courses with organ as a main subject
1985/1986
Studies of the playing of organ literature at the Episcopal school of music Berlin
1987
First juristic state examination with honours in Bayreuth
1987
Time under articles with OLG Bamberg
1987-1989
Studies in church music at the Cathedral of Bamberg
1987-1997
Thesis supervised by Prof. Dr. Klaus Adomeit, FU Berlin (publications jurist)
1989
C- Diploma in church music at the Cathedral of Bamberg
1989
Assistant producer at the municipal theatre of Würzburg
1990
Optional stopover as junior barrister with attorney and Notary Christian Loth in Berlin
1990/1991
Second juristic state examination in Bamberg and in Munich
1990-1999
Church musician in St Joseph, Berlin-Tegel
Since 1990
Participation in committees (parish council, parochial church board)
1990-1994
Music studies at the HdK, department of church music (organ with Prof. R. Heinemann,
voice with Prof. Adele Stolte, choir direction with Prof. Uwe Gronostay,
conducting with Prof. H. Hilsdorf, composition with Prof. H. Barbe)
1991
Admission to the bar (district court of Berlin) by the judicial Senator of Justice Prof. Dr. Jutta Limbach
Since 1991
Working as self-employed attorney in Berlin (attorney)
Since 1991
Intensive - at first liturgical later mostly concerto - work with various choirs and orchestras in Berlin (Messiah by Handel, the Christmas Oratorio and cantatas by Bach, the Requiem by Mozart, Masses for orchestra by Haydn and Schubert, The Seasons by Haydn, Messe Solennelle by Rossini, etc., supported by the Deutsche Musikrat and various Goethe - Institutes) (choirmaster/conductor)
1992
Transscription of the intermediary examination of the A - diploma in church music into a B - diploma
1992-1993
Working as a choirmaster tutor for Prof. Uwe Gronostay
1992-1993
Concert scholarship holder of the Gotthard Schierse - Foundation (Berlin)
1994
Appointed as resident organist to the Cathedral St Hedwig in Berlin
1994
A-Diploma in church music
Since 1995
Writing (music in words)
1996
Admission as lawyer to the Court of Appeal (in Berlin)
Since 1996
Regular CD productions
1997
Obtained his doctorate in law
2000/2001
Training in conducting at the regional stages of Hannover and Cottbus
2002
Juristic publications (2nd edition in 2008 by C.H. Beck-Verlag, Munich) (publications)
2002-2005
Concert tours (organ recitals) in Poland and Switzerland among other countries
2004
Collaboration with the Friedrich Kiel - Association
2006
Organ recitals at the Tokyo University (Japan), in the Netherlands, Denmark, Norway and in other places
2007
Concert tours of organ recitals through Austria, Poland and Finland
The Berliner Tagesspiegel rates the CD “Dvoràks 9th Symphony” at the big Sauer-organ of the Cathedral of Berlin as one of the best CDs from 2006 in international terms (discography)
2008
Concert tours (organ recitals) through Switzerland, Denmark, France, Scotland with a masterclass on Messiaen’s early Organ Works at the University of Aberdeen (Scotland)
2009
Concert tours (organ recitals) through Poland, the Netherlands, Denmark and Scotland
2010 - 2015
Organ recitals in and concert tours through Switzerland, Poland, Denmark, Finland, England, Scotland,
USA and Japan
Organist and attorney Florian Wilkes (Berlin)