During their time studying together in Freiburg, Emil Maas (violin), Bertold Hummel (cello) and the composer Friedrich Zehm (piano) give chamber music concerts as the Maas Trio. On 3 May 1952, Emil Maas premiered Hummel's Sonata for Violin and Piano op. 6 on the occasion of the 2nd German Student Day at the Hochschule für Musik in Berlin. Emil Maas moved to the city in 1958 at the latest, where he was a member of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra until 1987. The two musicians remained friends for the rest of their lives.

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