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Erich Kleiber

Austrian conductor (1890–1956)
Person human Q78527

Facts

25 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[17]
Date of birth
August 5, 1890
Date of death
January 27, 1956
Place of birth
Vienna
Place of death
Zurich
Country of citizenship
Austria, Argentina[12][13]
Occupation
conductor, composer, music director, chapelmaster, general music director
Field of work
conductor[14]
Educated at
Prague Conservatory[15]
Child
Carlos Kleiber[11]
Genre
classical music[18]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[23]
Described by source
BEIC Digital Library, Neue Deutsche Biographie[21][22]
Different from
Erich Kleiber, Erich Kleiber[25]
Documentation files at
SAPA Foundation, Swiss Archive of the Performing Arts
Family name
Kleiber[19]
Given name
Erich[20]
Name in native language
Erich Kleiber[24]
P14536
366087
P14636
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P14750
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Place of burial
Cemetery Hönggerberg[10]
Start of work period
1911[26]
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Student
Michael Gielen[16]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 96
ISNI
0000000107737222
VIAF cluster ID
37102342
Library of Congress authority ID
n82164858
GND ID
118723448
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Bundesarchiv Bild 102-09850, Erich Kleiber und Arturo Toscanini.jpg ↗
AbART person ID
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Apple Music artist ID
760028
Archives at Yale agent ID
people/76143
Archivio Storico Ricordi person ID
2197
BIBSYS ID
33404
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
138960337
Biographical Dictionary of the Czech Lands ID
63745
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Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
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CANTIC ID
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CONOR.SI ID
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Canadiana Name Authority ID
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Carnegie Hall agent ID
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CiNii Research ID
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DAHR artist ID
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DBC author ID
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DDB person (GND) ID
118723448
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
118723448
Dezède person ID
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Discogs artist ID
1053170
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
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Europeana entity
agent/base/147548
FAST ID
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FID performing arts ID
agent/gnd_118723448
FactGrid item ID
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Filmportal ID
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Find a Grave memorial ID
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Freebase ID
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GTAA ID
117068
Geni.com profile ID
6000000065636964830
Google Arts & Culture entity ID
m015ds1
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
erich-kleiber
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0035761
Gran Enciclopèdia de la Música ID
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Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Erich_Kleiber
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
2071148
Great Russian Encyclopedia portal ID
klaiber-erikh-6ecefc
Grove Music Online ID
15119
Harper's tag
erich-kleiber
IMDb ID
nm1290228
IdRef ID
080852130
Isidore scholar ID
kleiber_erich_direction_d_orchestre
JRC Names ID
12480
KANTO ID
000207762
KBR person ID
14205973
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
118723448
Kallías ID
PE00111371
Lex ID
Erich_Kleiber
LexM ID
00001840
Libraries Australia ID
35808111
MMB ID
57136
Munzinger person ID
00000001710
MusicBrainz artist ID
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Muziekweb performer ID
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NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA09055045
NDL Authority ID
001142701
NE.se ID
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NL CR AUT ID
xx0129939
NLA Trove people ID
1096727
NLP ID
a0000001668604
NSK (VIAF) ID
000264632
NSK ID
981005778349909366
NUKAT ID
n2006093986
National Library of Chile ID
000186311
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000449207
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007275184205171
National Library of Latvia ID
000172633
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:Tmj;=B7
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810635799805606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX870904
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
070437831
Obálky knih ID
xx0129939
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3922793
Oxford Reference overview ID
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PARES ID
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PM20 folder ID
pe/009721
RERO ID (legacy)
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RILM ID
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RISM ID
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SBN author ID
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SNAC ARK ID
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SPAP ID
a/c69a950f-a790-4e67-ab3d-d2d98b77c898
Shazam artist ID
760028
The Oxford Dictionary of Music entry ID
5044
Topic's main category
Category:Erich Kleiber
Treccani ID
erich-kleiber
Universal Music France artist ID
20000094639
Vienna History Wiki ID
33125
Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija ID
erich-kleiber
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/4b77be5e-4ed6-463f-ae9e-36042dcf5dce
Österreichisches Musiklexikon Online ID
K/Kleiber_Familie

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 3
composer, conductor, music director
Country of citizenship 2
Argentina, Austria
Mb:premiere 2
Wozzeck, Wozzeck
Students 2
Michael Gielen, Hidemaro Konoye
Child 1
Carlos Kleiber
Children (paternal) 1
Carlos Kleiber
Described by source 1
BEIC Digital Library
Educated at 1
Prague Conservatory
FactGrid item ID 1
Autreville-sur-Moselle
Family name 1
Kleiber
Field of work 1
conductor
Genre 1
classical music
Given name 1
Erich
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
Mb:conductor position 1
Berlin Staatskapelle
Mb:parent 1
Carlos Kleiber
Mb:teacher 1
Hidemaro Konoye
Place of birth 1
Vienna
Place of death 1
Zurich
Sex or gender 1
male
Student 1
Michael Gielen
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Summary

Erich Kleiber was born on August 5, 1890[1], in Vienna[2]. He died on January 27, 1956[3], in Zurich[4]. He worked as a conductor[5], composer[6], music director[7], chapelmaster[8], and general music director[9].

FAQs

Where was Erich Kleiber born?

Erich Kleiber's place of birth was Vienna[2].

Where did Erich Kleiber die?

Erich Kleiber passed away in Zurich[4].

What did Erich Kleiber do for work?

Erich Kleiber worked as a conductor[5], composer[6], music director[7], chapelmaster[8], and general music director[9].

Where did Erich Kleiber go to school?

Erich Kleiber was educated at Prague Conservatory[15].

Related Entities

Argentina Austria Carlos Kleiber

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . Archivio Storico Ricordi. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [10] ↑ . Where Zurich Comes to Rest - The Cemeteries of the City of Zurich. wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . digitale.beic.it. digitale.beic.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  6. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Documentation files at → SAPA Foundation, Swiss Archive of the Performing Arts
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