▁teacher . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Staat st he ater ▁Hannover ▁and ▁Oper ▁Frankfurt ▁ens emb les ▁and ▁performed ▁intern ation ally . ▁He ▁taught ▁at ▁the ▁Musik ho ch schule ▁Frankfurt ▁and ▁the ▁Universität ▁der ▁K ün ste ▁Berlin . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁Born ▁in ▁Stein heim ▁am ▁Main , ▁Sch ram m ▁learned ▁piano ▁as ▁a ▁child ▁and ▁sang ▁solo ▁parts ▁in ▁the ▁ren owned ▁cho ir ▁of ▁his ▁uncle . ▁He ▁became ▁a ▁pian ist ▁and ▁ch oral ▁conduct or . ▁He ▁studied ▁voice ▁at ▁the ▁Musik ho ch schule ▁Frankfurt ▁with ▁Ernst ▁Arnold , ▁Martin ▁Gründ ler ▁and ▁, ▁the ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁opera ▁class . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁he ▁won ▁the ▁International ▁Sing ing ▁Compet ition ▁in ▁Gene va . ▁It ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁concert ▁at ▁the ▁Wiener ▁Musik verein , ▁where ▁he ▁performed ▁Ein ▁deutsch es ▁Re qu iem ▁by ▁Bra h ms , ▁conducted ▁by ▁Wolfgang ▁S aw all isch . ▁He ▁was ▁then ▁engaged ▁to ▁perform ▁and ▁record ▁Bach ' s ▁St ▁John ▁Pass ion , ▁St ▁Matthew ▁Pass ion ▁and ▁Mass ▁in ▁B ▁Minor ▁with ▁Karl ▁Rich ter . ▁With ▁the ▁Mün ch ener ▁Bach - Ch or , ▁he ▁tou red ▁South ▁America ▁and ▁Japan ▁in ▁programs ▁of ▁Bach ▁cant at as . ▁He ▁performed ▁concert s ▁with ▁the ▁, ▁conducted ▁by ▁, ▁in ▁Lis zt ' s ▁or atorio ▁Die ▁Leg ende ▁von ▁der ▁Heil igen ▁Elisabeth , ▁and ▁as ▁the ▁vo x ▁Christ i ▁in