In 1946 he won the First Prize in both disciplines (violin and chamber music), and started his performing career with the Pasdeloup Orchestra under Albert Wolff, and later Paul Paray.
V roce 1946 vyhrál první cenu v obou disciplínách (housle a komorní hudba) a svoji kariéru začal s orchestrem Pasdeloup pod dirigentem Albertem Wolffem a později Paulem Parayem.