Erich Kleiber
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Austrian conductor
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Erich Kleiber was an Austrian, later Argentine, conductor, known for his interpretations of the classics and as an advocate of new music. Kleiber was born in Vienna, and after studying at the Prague Conservatory, he followed the traditional route for an aspiring conductor in German-speaking countries of the time, starting as a répétiteur in an opera house and moving into conducting in increasingly senior positions. After holding posts in Darmstadt , Barmen-Elberfeld , Düsseldorf and Mannheim he was appointed in 1923 to the important post of musical director of the Berlin State Opera.
