He began studying the violin while still very young, and played with diverse small orchestras to pay for his tuitions.
At age 20, he was engaged by the Symphonic Orchestra in Casablanca, as first violinist, and shortly after began teaching at the Music Conservatory there.
The success was such that once the war over, he returned to France and became musical director at the opera house in Nancy, a post he held from 1947 until 1957.
Although his career was essentially spent in France, he did make guest appearances abroad, notably in London, Lausanne and Barcelona, where he was much appreciated in the French repertory.
He left recordings of Gounod's Mireille, and Massenet's Thais and Werther, and provided accompaniments to vocal recitals.