He studied composition with Bernhard Sekles at the Hoch Conservatory in Frankfurt and later with Arnold Schönberg. Among many other international conducting roles, he was chief conductor of the Tonhalle Orchestra, Zürich from 1949 to 1957.
He received instruction in composition from Bernhard Sekles at the Hoch Conservatory in Frankfurt and later from Arnold Schönberg. He held various prominent conducting roles internationally, notably serving as the chief conductor of the Tonhalle Orchestra in Zürich from 1949 to 1957.