He returned each year, bringing his Russian friends such as David Geringas, Andrei Gavrilov, Elisabeth Leonskaja, Oleg Maisenberg, and others who performed at Lockenhauser Konzerte before the founding of Lockenhaus Chamber Music Festival.
The town is located in Middle Burgenland in the Zöbern valley, between Kirchschlag in der Buckligen Welt and Lockenhaus.