in 1902 reger married. he and his wife adopted two children. in 1907 he became professor of composition at the university of leipzig. he was a very good teacher. he became well-known abroad. he travelled to london where he spent hours in the art galleries. then he bored his friends by talking all the time about the paintings. he conducted the orchestra at meiningen, performing works by many composers, especially brahms, bruckner and his own.