Eri Klas

Eri Klas

Known for: Sound
Biography: 1939-06-07
Deathday: 2016-02-26 (76 years old)

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Biography

Eri Klas (7 June 1939 – 26 February 2016) was an Estonian conductor.

Klas was born into a Jewish family in Tallinn. His mother was pianist Anna Klas. His father, Eduard Klas, was killed in 1941, during the Holocaust. Klas mainly worked in the Nordic scene, but might be best remembered for his work leading the now defunct Netherlands Radio Symphony Orchestra. From 1999 to 2001 Klas was music advisor to the Israel Sinfonietta Beersheba, Israel.

He premiered Alfred Schnittke's 1st Cello Concerto (Munich Philharmonic, 1986) and Peer Gynt ballet (Hamburg State Opera, 1989), and worked on the diffusion of the Estonian symphonic repertory.

Klas was also active as a pedagogue, holding professorships at the Sibelius Academy (1993–97) and the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre (1997 until his death), where he received an honorary doctorate.

Klas was decorated with the Order of the Lion of Finland (1992, on the occasion of Finland's 75th Independence Day) and the Estonian Order of the White Star. He was a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador. In 1986, he was named the People's Artist of the USSR. An Estonian lightweight junior boxing champion, he was also a member of the Estonian Olympic Committee.

From 1972 until 1991, he was married to ballet dancer, singer and actress Ülle Ulla.

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Known For
Sound

Gender
Male

Birthday
1939-06-07

Deathday
2016-02-26 (76 years old)

Birth Place
Tallinn, Estonia

Height

Children
Diana Klas

Mother
Anna Klas

Citizenships
Estonia

Also Known As
E. Klas

Awards
Coat of Arms of Tallinn, Golden Mask, Royal Order of the Polar Star, Order of Friendship, People's Artist of the USSR, Order of the White Star, 3rd Class


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