Engaged in instrumental teaching since the completion of their musical studies at the Mozarteum University in Salzburg, they have specialised in the music of the Viennese Classical school, devoting attention also to modern and in particular contemporary music.

In 1998, they made their CD debut with works by Mozart, Schubert, Granados, Webern and Pärt. This was followed in 2000 by the second CD, with works by Mozart, Ravel, Schnittke and Kardeis. (Both CDs are available on the Viennese "Extraplatte" label.)

In 1999, the duo was the only Austrian ensemble to be accepted for the master class held by the Trio di Trieste. Since then, they have collaborated with the world-famous musicians of the Trio di Trieste at the Scuola Superiore di Musica da Camera in Trieste.

Since its inception, the duo :nota bene: has given many concerts, in Austria, Italy, Germany, Luxembourg, Syria, Lebanon, Mexico, Belize and Japan, and has received invitations from prestigious concert organisers such as the Salzburg Festival, to take part at the openings celebration for the Salzburg Festival 2002, the International Mozarteum Foundation Salzburg/Austria, the Jeunesse Musical of Austria, the Schubert Society Vienna/Austria, the Mozart Society Wiesbaden/Germany, the "Little Maarnach Festival" in Maarnach/Luxembourg, the Mozart Society Kagoshima/Japan, the "Festival Cultural de Zacatecas" in Zacatecas/Mexico and the Festival "Joven es Acción" in Querétaro/Mexico.

The duo :nota bene: aims to present, in recitals and recordings, the diversity of the repertoire for violin and piano. If the music of our own century is listened to with interest and openness, it can offer new and undreamt-of insights into the works of great masters of the past. One of the duo's artistic priorities is to make listeners more receptive to unfamiliar sounds.

The duo :nota bene: is distinguished from other chamber ensembles primarily by its programmes and its interest in and commitment to modern and contemporary music. Detailed study of 20th-century music and personal contact with many noted composers of our time has also a stimulating influence on the interpretation of works by the great old masters.

This is impressively borne out by the duo's two CDs and by many press reviews. The two musicians' years of collaboration have contributed to the development of a sound and style of chamber-music playing often lacking in the duo formation. Prolonged periods of work with the world-famous Trio di Trieste have also had a lasting influence.