▁in ▁London . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁concert master ▁of ▁the ▁Scottish ▁Orchestra ▁from ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 3 8 . ▁ ▁He ▁gave ▁his ▁first ▁concert ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁a ▁viol in ▁rec ital , ▁at ▁the ▁Wil shire ▁E bell ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 0 . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁concert master ▁of ▁the ▁Pitts burgh ▁Sym phony ▁under ▁Fritz ▁Re iner , ▁performing ▁as ▁solo ist ▁in ▁concert os ▁including ▁the ▁Be eth oven ▁and ▁Moz art ▁A ▁major . ▁ ▁His ▁appearances ▁as ▁viol in ▁solo ist ▁and ▁guest ▁conduct or ▁in ▁Europe ▁and ▁both ▁North ▁and ▁South ▁America ▁were ▁interrupted ▁by ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁during ▁which ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁senior ▁editor ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Office ▁of ▁War ▁Information . ▁ ▁Because ▁of ▁his ▁flu ency ▁in ▁four ▁languages ▁( English , ▁French , ▁German ▁and ▁Dutch ), ▁he ▁translated ▁and ▁edited ▁sensitive ▁documents . ▁ ▁Through ▁a ▁combination ▁of ▁his ▁b ureau cr atic ▁connections ▁there ▁and ▁contacts ▁from ▁his ▁international ▁performing ▁career , ▁and ▁with ▁assistance ▁from ▁H I AS , ▁he ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁secure ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁his ▁parents ▁from ▁the ▁Naz i ▁concentration ▁camp ▁in ▁G urs , ▁France , ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 1 . ▁However , ▁upon ▁arriv ing ▁in ▁Spain , ▁they ▁were ▁thrown ▁in ▁j ail ▁by ▁Franco ' s ▁police . ▁Tem ian ka ▁re