 He moved to Germany in 1976 and worked firstly as a coach and chorusmaster at the Deutsche Oper Berlin.From 1987 to 2001 he was artistic director of the RIAS Kammerchor and worked with the Berlin Scharoun Ensemble as a pianist and conductor and conducted the Berlin Staatskapelle and Symphonie-Orchester Berlin as well as the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin.In 2003, he was appointed artistic director of the SWR Vokalensemble Stuttgart.