Who is the best conductor of all time?
Who is the best conductor of all time?
Carlos Kleiber has today been crowned the greatest conductor of all time by a selection of 100 of today’s finest maestros. The poll, carried out by BBC Music Magazine, asked leading conductors including Sir Colin Davis, Gustavo Dudamel, Valery Gergiev and Mariss Jansons to reveal who they are most inspired by.
What is Carlos Kleiber known for?
Carlos Kleiber, a conductor whose brilliant interpretations of opera and a limited symphonic repertoire were surpassed only by his eccentric, often baffling behavior, died July 13 under a typical shroud of secrecy.
Where did Carlos Kleiber conduct?
Mr. Kleiber appeared sparingly with symphony orchestras, but his concert appearances were events. He did not make his Berlin Philharmonic debut until 1982, but periodically conducted it, the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam and the Vienna Philharmonic.
Where is Kleiber buried?
Cemetery of Konjsica, Slovenske Konjice
Carlos Kleiber/Place of burial
Did Erich Kleiber commit suicide?
Suicide? Probably not; but he refused medical intervention for an easily treatable prostate cancer. It was only after his funeral a week later that his death was made public. Very Kleiber.
What does Kleiber mean?
from an agent derivative of Middle High German kleben ‘to stick or bind’, an occupational name for a builder working with clay or, in Swabia, for someone who applied whitewash.
Is Herbert von Karajan still alive?
Deceased (1908–1989)
Herbert von Karajan/Living or Deceased
Who are some famous orchestra conductors?
Here are 18 of the most talented, revolutionary and formidable classical legends of all time – the great conductors.
- Lorin Maazel (1930-2014)
- Sir Colin Davis (1927-2013)
- Herbert von Karajan (1908-1989)
- Nadia Boulanger.
- Valery Gergiev (1953-)
- Marin Alsop.
- Fritz Reiner (1888–1963)
- Gustavo Dudamel (1981-)
