Hears visiting conductors such as Artur Nikisch, Fritz Reiner and Vaclav Talich and modern repertoire including Busoni???s Doktor Faust and Schreker???s Chamber Symphony.1918 Enters Hochschule f??r Musik, Berlin, in composition class of Franz Schreker (along with Krenek, Haba, Petyrek and Horenstein) and studies conducting with Rudolf Krasselt and Julius Pr??wer.