Otto Klemperer
Otto Klemperer · Arts & Literature
Conductor regarded among the greatest interpreters of Beethoven and Mahler
1885, Breslau, Germany (now Wrocław, Poland) — 1973, Zurich, Switzerland
Germany · United States · Hungary · United Kingdom · Switzerland
Otto Klemperer is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Conductor regarded among the greatest interpreters of Beethoven and Mahler
Otto Klemperer was one of the great conductors of the 20th century, celebrated for his weighty, architectural interpretations of Beethoven, Mahler and the German symphonic repertoire, especially with the Philharmonia Orchestra. Born into a Jewish family, he fled Nazi Germany; he converted to Catholicism earlier in life but returned to Judaism in his later years.
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Conductor regarded among the greatest interpreters of Beethoven and Mahler
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Music
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