▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 2 ▁he ▁deb uted ▁with ▁the ▁Chicago ▁Sym phony ▁or chestra ▁playing ▁the ▁M end els so hn ▁con cer to . ▁He ▁went ▁to ▁the ▁Prag ue ▁Conserv atory ▁in ▁Czech oslov ak ia ▁to ▁further ▁his ▁viol in ▁studies . ▁ ▁When ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁music ▁staff ▁of ▁Chicago ' s ▁N BC ▁and ▁W GN ▁radio ▁stations . ▁After ▁ ▁years ▁in ▁the ▁Army ▁Medical ▁Corps ▁as ▁a ▁private ▁and ▁a ▁corpor al , ▁he ▁res umed ▁his ▁musical ▁career ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁at ▁the ▁May flow er ▁Hotel . ▁Television ' s ▁Arthur ▁God f rey ▁discovered ▁him ▁there , ▁and ▁Za B ach ▁appeared ▁on ▁God f rey ' s ▁show ▁several ▁times . ▁He ▁also ▁appeared ▁on ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁television ▁shows ▁em an ating ▁from ▁New ▁York ▁at ▁the ▁time : ▁Ed ▁S ull ivan , ▁Mil ton ▁Ber le , ▁Ken ▁Murray , ▁Red ▁Sk el ton , ▁Steve ▁Allen , ▁Jack ▁Pa ar ▁and ▁ 2 5 ▁appearances ▁on ▁The ▁Ton ight ▁Show . ▁For ▁over ▁a ▁year ▁he ▁performed ▁five ▁one - hour ▁shows ▁daily , ▁seven ▁days ▁a ▁week ▁as ▁master ▁of ▁cer emon ies , ▁or chestra ▁conduct or ▁and ▁viol in ▁solo ist ▁on ▁the ▁stage ▁of ▁Str and ▁Theatre ▁on ▁Broadway . ▁ ▁Za B ach ▁then ▁moved ▁to ▁Hollywood , ▁where ▁he ▁fil med ▁the ▁" F lor ian ▁Za B ach