He played the solo suites of Johann Sebastian Bach, Max Reger, gave sonata recitals with piano and was cellist in the Hanke Quartet in 1938 and in the Stross Quartet from 1940 to 1966,[3] which gained international fame through recordings and tours in Europe, Asia and Africa.
His straightforward style, always committed to the work, earned him great recognition.
In 1939 he was appointed professor at the newly founded Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts.
[5] After 1951 he was appointed professor at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hannover,[6] a position he held until well after his retirement in 1971.
He received further teaching posts at the Lübeck Academy of Music and at the Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien Hannover.