She studied the violin from an early age under Johannes Schiørring (1869–1951) and later under Torben Anton Svendsen (1904–1980), completing her education in Berlin under Henri Marteau.
After moving to Berlin, she débuted there in 1910 and went on to perform as a soloist in Germany's main cities.
She performed with the Berlin Philharmonic under Arthur Nikisch, Max Reger and Felix Weingartner and played at the court for Empress Augusta Viktoria.
She also gave a number of concerts in Sweden in 1916, including one featuring the composer Emil Sjögren with whom she played his sonatas for violin and piano.
Initially, its members included Gerhard Rafn, second violin, Ella Faber, violist, and Paulus Brache, cello.
It gained a considerable reputation both in Denmark and abroad playing both classical and modern music.