- He was a classical flutist. He studied at the Paris Conservatoire, before taking his first orchestral post with the Zurich Tonhalle in 1945. In 1950, conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler appointed him first flute of the Berlin Philharmonic, a position he held for nine years.
- He had a prominent career as a soloist, both in recital and with the world's great orchestras. He worked with many leading contemporary composers, and had works dedicated to him by the likes of Takemitsu and Ligeti. He was also a greatly respected teacher, publishing his own flute method in 1967.
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