Born in 1977, he studied composition at the Royal Danish Conservatoire with Bent Sørensen, Niels Rosing-Schow, Hans Abrahamsen and Hans-Peter Stubbe Teglbjærg as well as at the Paris Conservatoire with Frédéric Durieux. His music has been performed by numerous ensembles and orchestras such as the Warsaw Philharmonic, Danish National Symphony Orchestra, SWR Symphonieorchester, Radio Orchestra Berlin, Ensemble Mosaik, ensemble recherche, London Sinfonietta, Distractfold, DissonArt, Curious Chamber Players, Defunensemble, Uusinta, Oslo Sinfonietta, Aleph, Alternance, 2e2m, Athelas Sinfonietta, and SCENATET, at festivals and in venues such as Donaueschinger Musiktage, Wittener Tage für Neue Musik, MATA, Klangspuren, ISCM World Music Days, Nordic Music Days, Éclat, Ultraschall, Protokoll, Warsaw Autumn, and the Summer Courses for New Music in Darmstadt. His awards include the Akademie der Künste Berlin Kunstpreis (2020), H.C. Lumbye/Agerby grant (2019), Léonie Sonning’s Talent Prize, Schierbeck Prize, and grants for artistic work from the Danish Arts Foundation. In 2021–22 he was artistic director of the Klang festival. 

Selected works: Nachtmusik for alto flute, bass clarinet, violin, cello and piano (2011–12), Täuschung for cello and accordion with electronics (2012), A Small Monument for a Symphony for chamber orchestra (2012), Concerto for a Movie Loop for orchestra and video projection (2012), Cadenza for cello and electronics (2013), Pre-Air on the G String for string ensemble (2013), Sextet for clarinet, trumpet, piano, violin, viola and cello (2010–14), Chromatische Weltmusik for cello, accordion and orchestra (2013–14), Four Hyperrealistic Songs for alto flute, bass clarinet, harp, piano, cello and electronics (2014–15), Hymns and Spectral Song for alto flute, bass clarinet, alto saxophone, guitar, piano, violin, viola, cello and electronics (2015–16), Almost in G for alto flute, bass clarinet, percussion, acoustic guitar, piano, violin and cello (2016), Chorale for acoustic guitar, electric guitar, alto flute, bass clarinet, piano, violin, viola and cello (2016–17), Freunde for four musicians (2018), Piano Concerto (2018), Dark Sleep for voice, guitar and two small screens (2018–19), Concerto for Viola and Orchestra (2011–19), Piano Preludes for piano and electronics (2012–20), In Touch for violin, viola, cello, piano and MIDI keyboard (2020–21), Eating a Man for voice, alto flute, clarinet, bass clarinet, percussion, piano, violin and cello (2008/2019–21), Children’s Songs for trumpet, trombone, guitar, two percussion, piano and cello (2021–22), Passion for four trombones, two double basses, two percussion and video (2023).