In 1870, he became teacher of theory and composition at the Stern Conservatory. In 1878 he moved to Leipzig, where he became a teacher at the Leipzig Conservatory and organist at the Thomaskirche. In 1880 he succeeded Ernst Richter as Cantor of the Thomasschule zu Leipzig and director of the Thomanerchor.
In 1870, he became a teacher of theory and composition at the Stern Conservatory. In 1878, he moved to Leipzig, where he became a teacher at the Leipzig Conservatory and organist at the Thomaskirche. In 1880, he succeeded Ernst Richter as Cantor of the Thomasschule zu Leipzig and director of the Thomanerchor.