| Otto Klemperer  Born: 14-May-1885
Birthplace: Breslau, Silesia, Germany
Died: 6-Jul-1973
Location of death: Zurich, Switzerland
Cause of death: unspecified
Remains: Buried, Zurich, Switzerland
Gender: Male
Religion: Jewish
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Conductor Nationality: Germany
Executive summary: Prominent German conductor Renowned for his interpretations of Mahler, Beethoven, and Brahms.
Had a brain tumor removed in 1939, which exacerbated his bipolar disorder.
Father: Nathan Klemperer
Mother: Ida Nathan
Wife: Jennie Gaissler (m. 1919, d. 1956, one daughter, one son)
Daughter: Lotte Klemperer (her father's assistant, b. 1923, d. 2003)
Son: Werner Klemperer (actor, b. 22-Mar-1920, d. 6-Dec-2000)
University: Frankfurt Conservatory
Philharmonia Conductor (1959-73)
Montreal Symphony Orchestra Artistic Advisor (1950-53)
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Music Director (1937)
Los Angeles Philharmonic Music Director (1933-39)
Naturalized US Citizen 1937
German Ancestry
Jewish Ancestry
Risk Factors: Bipolar Disorder, Brain Cancer
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