Her teachers included Franz Bolsche, Wilhelm Klatte, Dr. Otto Klauwell, James Kwast, and Fritz Hans Rehbold.
[3] In 1918, she debuted as a pianist under conductor Hermann Abendroth, and in 1922 won the Gustav Hollaender medal.
She was known for her interpretation of modern composers, especially Max Reger, whose works she recorded commercially on LP KAS 30067 (Kaskade).
[4][2] She taught at the Rheinische Musikschule, the State Academy of Music in Cologne, and the Stern Conservatory.
Her students included Dietmar von Capitaine, Bernhard Klee,[1] Aloys and Alfons Kontarsky,[5] Georg Kroll,[6] Irene Vogel Osiander,[7] Erika Rademacher, Eckart Sellheim,[8] and Joachim Volkmann.