Carlos Kleiber, German-Austrian conductor (died 2004)

Carlos Kleiber

German-born Austrian conductor (1930–2004)

Carlos Kleiber was a German-born Austrian conductor, who is widely regarded as among the greatest conductors of all time. The son of the conductor Erich Kleiber, he was particularly known for the Romantic repertoire. John Rockwell notes writes: "A fabled perfectionist, he…