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Carlos Kleiber
Carlos Kleiber was a German-born conductor.
Kleiber was born Karl Ludwig Kleiber in Berlin, the son of the German conductor Erich Kleiber and Ruth Goodrich, an American.. In 1935, the Kleiber family emigrated to Buenos Aires, after Erich Kleiber had resigned his post at the Berlin Opera in protest over the Nazi Party's policies. Karl's name became Carlos. As a youth, he had an English governess, grew up in English boarding schools in Argentina and later studied in New York and Zurich. He also composed, sang, and played piano and timpani. While his father noticed his son's musical talents, Erich Kleiber nevertheless dissuaded Carlos from pursuing a musical career: "What a pity the boy is musically talented," wrote his father to a friend.
Carlos Kleiber initially studied chemistry in Zurich, but soon decided to dedicate himself to music. He was repetiteur at the Gartnerplatz Theatre in Munich in 1952, and became Kapellmeister at Potsdam in 1954. From 1958 to 1964 he was Kapellmeister at the Deutsche Oper am Rhein in Dusseldorf and Duisburg, and then at the Opera in Zurich from 1964 to 1966. Between 1966 and 1973 he was first Kapellmeister in Stuttgart, his last permanent post. During the following years, he often conducted at the Bavarian State Opera in Munich.
Related websites
Martin Kettle, "A rare touch of musical magic". The Guardian, 1 January 1990.
Schudel, Matt (20 July 2004) "Obituraries: Gifted, Eccentric Conductor Carlos Kleiber Dies at 74" Washington Post, Washington D.C. p. B06;
Kakaviatos, Panos "Carlos Kleiber, 74, widely admired conductor" Chicago Sun-Times
Alan Blyth, obituary for Carlos Kleiber, The Guardian, 21 July 2004.
Andrew Clements, "Brahms: Symphony No. 4". The Guardian, 17 March 2000.
Erich and Carlos Kleiber site
Kleiber's era
Biography of Carlos Kleiber
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