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Jul 8, 1973 · Otto Klemperer was born on May 14, 1885 in Breslau, Germany (now Wroclaw, Poland). His father, a merchant, and his mother were both musically inclined. His mother gave him his first piano lessons ...
May 30, 2023 · Having endured devastating blows of fate that would have felled most people half his age, Otto Klemperer, who died 50 years ago this June, was 75 when he gave that characteristically succinct answer to his interlocutor John Freeman in a rare interview that aired on BBC Television’s seminal series Face to Face in January 1961 (it was ...
Otto Klemperer: from battles with mental health to the global stage. For many, conductor Otto Klemperer will be remembered as the steady and reliable champion of classic repertoire, but in his youth the German was a dashing advocate of the new, writes Andrew Green.
Otto Klemperer was one of the great conductors of the century. This second volume of Peter Heyworth's celebrated biography follows the conductor's fortunes from his time as an émigré in the United States to his final years as conductor of the Philharmonia Orchestra of London. His time in America was frustrating and unhappy.
Otto Klemperer (born Breslau, 14 May 1885; died Zürich, 6 July 1973) was a German-born conductor and composer. He is thought of as one of the greatest conductors of the 20th century. He is thought of as one of the greatest conductors of the 20th century.
