He graduated from the Estonian Academy of Music in 1998, where he studied conducting and composition of orchestra and choir. In 1994-1999 he was Music Director and Conductor of the Haapsalu Youth Music Theater, 1996-2004 Principal Conductor of the Haapsalu Town Orchestra, 2001-2003 Chairman of the Conducting Department and Conductor of the G. Ots Music College of Tallinn, 2003-2014 symphony conductor of the Nõmme music school and 2013-2019 conductor of the symphony orchestra of the University of Tallinn.



Since 1995 he has been Principal Conductor of the Estonian National Youth Symphony Orchestra. He has also conducted Pärnu Town Orchestra, Tallinn Chamber Orchestra, Tallinn Philharmonic Orchestra, Tartu Opera Theater Orchestra, Estonian National Male Choir etc. and international cooperation projects of youth orchestras in Finland, Norway, Germany, Turkey, Brazil, France and Holland and has given master classes in South Africa and Brazil. In 2015, 2017 and 2019, he was invited conductor at the Eurochestries festival in Charente-Maritime in France.

In 2007, 2011, 2014, 2017 and 2019, he was General Conductor of Youth Symphony Orchestras in Celebration of Estonian Song. He received the award of the year for music in 2007 and 2012 by the Estonian Cultural Endowment and in 2015 the award of the year from the Association of Estonian Symphony Orchestras. He was 2009-2018 member of the board of directors of the European Federation of Orchestras and since 2019 its president. In 2010-2019 he was President of the Estonian Association of Symphony Orchestras and Director of the Pärnu International Music Festival. Since 2018, he has been vice-president of Eurochestries International.

He has composed vocal-symphonic works "Requiem", "Magnificat", the oratory "History of the Estonian singer", the humoratorium "Salomon Vesipruul", musicals, numerous orchestral and choral pieces. His music has performed in the United States, Canada, South Africa and many countries in Europe.