Carlos Kleiber Archive

Conductor Carlos Kleiber is my all-time favorite conductor. Yes… he did not have a HUGE performance repertoire. And people say that he only worked when he was hungry… When it came to rehearsing and performing …

RICHARD STRAUSS (1864-1949) Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40, “A Hero’s Life” The key of E-flat major is the heroic key in music.  As such, its roots are usually traced to Beethoven’s “Eroica” symphony, but in fact, …

Music has been part of my life as a performer, violinist, and a member of several orchestras for many years. As such, I have srong opinions on some musical topics. One such opinion: My sense …

Conductor Carlos Kleiber died on July 13, 2004 in Slovenia. In my view he was the most amazing orchestral and Opera leader of the past 200 years. Kleiber was the son of a famous conductor …

Many years ago, when a young German composer approached the task of writing symphonies, it was impossible to work outside the shadow of Beethoven. Brahms himself summed up the problem by stating, “You will never …