As a young violinist in Paris, he performed at the famed Salle Pleyel to great acclaim,[REF][REF][REF] as well as in Biarritz and St. Jean de Luz [REF].
Having returned to Portugal in 1929, he co-founds the Academia de Música in Coimbra, of which would become the first director, and (in 1934) the Instituto de Música, having been active as a teacher and performer in both institutions [REF].