- Born
- Died
- Birth nameOtto Nossan Klemperer
- Height6′ 6″ (1.98 m)
- Otto Klemperer was born on May 14, 1885 in Breslau, Silesia, Germany [now Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland]. He is known for The Darjeeling Limited (2007), Jude (1996) and Shadows and Fog (1991). He was married to Johanna Klemperer. He died on July 6, 1973 in Zurich, Switzerland.
- SpouseJohanna Klemperer(1919 - November 3, 1956) (her death, 2 children)
- Children
- Father of actor Werner Klemperer.
- He was of German-Jewish origin and fled Germany in 1933 when Hitler came to power.
- Orchestral conductor, considered one of the greatest conductors of the twentieth century. Although he suffered a number of health setbacks during his life, among them a brain tumor and the loss of an eye, he had a long and successful career.
- He became the conductor of the Philharmonia Orchestra in London in 1955, a position he held for the rest of his life. He made many classic recordings with that orchestra for EMI/Angel Records, including what many consider the definitive versions of Mozart's "The Magic Flute," Beethoven's "Fidelio," and Bach's "Saint Matthew Passion." All of his stereo recordings were made with the Philharmonia Orchestra.
- He conducted the Los Angeles Philharmonic from 1933 to 1939 and took part in the first memorial tribute to composer George Gershwin in September 1937 at the Hollywood Bowl.
- [on conductor Arturo Toscanini] His performances are more than beautiful -- they are right.
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