Background
He was born in Budapest and studied the violin there with Jenő Hubay.
He was born in Budapest and studied the violin there with Jenő Hubay.
At the Vienna Conservatory, he studied violin with Jakob Grün and composition with Robert Fuchs and Richard Heuberger.
His birthday is also variously given as 6 September and 25 August)
In 1925, he became professor of violin in Belgrade, where he lived until his death. A music college in the town of Ub is named after him.