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Why did Arnold Schoenberg move to Berlin in 1901?

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Austrian composer Arnold Schoenberg in a suit, seated at a piano and holding a conductor's baton, appears to be conducting music in a wood-paneled room. — Arnold Schoenberg Austrian-American composer Arnold Schoenberg was one of the most influential teachers of music composition of the 20th century. He also was known for his creation of new methods of musical composition involving atonality, namely serialism and the 12-tone row.

Arnold Schoenberg moved to Berlin in 1901 primarily with the hope of improving his financial situation. During his time there, he worked as the musical director at the Überbrettl, an intimate artistic cabaret.1