| Timeline |
| 1895 |
Born 16 November, in Hanau |
| 1908 |
Studies as a violinist and composer (with Mendelssohn and Sekles) at the Hoch Conservatory in Frankfurt |
| 1915 |
Appointed director of the Frankfurt Opera orchestra |
| 1921 |
Performs on the viola in the Amar-Hindemith Quartet until 1929 |
| 1923 |
Works to promote chamber music through his administrative work for the Donaueschingen Festival |
| 1927 |
Begins teaching at the Berlin Musikhochschule |
| 1938 |
Falls under Nazi disapproval and leaves for Switzerland |
| 1940 |
Appointed visiting professor at Yale University |
| 1940 |
Moves to the U.S.; accepts faculty position at Yale University |
| 1953 |
Returns to Switzerland |
| 1963 |
Died 28 December, in Frankfurt |
