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She began studying the harp at the age of nine, under the tutelage of Jacqueline Bolleau and Catherine Michel. At the age of sixteen, she won the Paris Harp Competition, and subsequently won numerous awards at major international competitions in Cardiff, Munich, Vienna, and Jerusalem. In 1996, she joined the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra as principal harpist.

In 1998, she won first prize and two performance awards at the prestigious USA International Harp Competition. The following year, at the young age of 25, she became the principal harpist of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, and in 2002, under the baton of André Previn, she became the first harpist in the history of the Vienna Philharmonic to perform a harp concerto.

Subsequently, she dedicated herself to a solo career as a soloist. Under the baton of renowned conductors such as Heinrich Schiff, Alexander Lazarev, Bertrand de Billy, and Tugan Sokhiev, she performed with numerous top orchestras including the Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra, Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, KBS Symphony Orchestra, Spanish National Orchestra, and NHK Symphony Orchestra. She has also collaborated with artists such as Kathleen Battle, Diana Damrau, Bo Skovhus, and Barbara Bonney, as well as actors such as Peter Simonischek, Miguel Herz Koestranek, and Andrea Jonathan.