sentences:  At age 20 he won a prize in Barcelona and was chosen as one of two German students in the performing arts to continue his studies in New York City with scholarships from the Annette Kade Foundation and the Fulbright Commission.In New York he had lessons with Gary Graffman, Vladimir Horowitz's favourite pupil, who taught him much of the core classical and romantic repertoire.He continued his studies at the Vienna Music Academy under Hans Kann and then in London with Peter Wallfisch at the Royal College of Music.