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Otto Klemperer

German conductor and composer (1885-1973) · Germany · On the map · Musicians · Died at 88

Otto Nossan Klemperer was a German conductor and composer, originally based in Germany, and then the United States, Hungary and finally, Great Britain. He began his career as an opera conductor, but he was later better known as a conductor of symphonic music.

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Awards

Goethe Medal for Art and Science1933
Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order
Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Pour le Mérite

About this person

Country
Germany
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1885 to 1973 · aged 88

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