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Alex Klein | |
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| Born | 1964 (age 61–62) Porto Alegre, Brazil |
| Genre | Classical |
| Instrument | Oboe |
Alex Klein (born 1964, Porto Alegre, Brazil) is a Brazilian oboist.
Biography
[edit]Klein joined the Chicago Symphony Orchestra as principal oboe at age 30 in 1995.[1] He won the 2002 Grammy Award for Best Instrumental soloist with Orchestra for his recording of Richard Strauss' Oboe Concerto with Daniel Barenboim and the Chicago Symphony.[2] He left the Chicago Symphony in July 2004 due to musician's focal dystonia which had begun within two years of his assuming the first chair. During a tour of the Far East with the orchestra, he found his fingers would no longer allow him to play at his finest level throughout a symphony by Tchaikovsky, and asked to resign.[1]
In June 2016, he was once again appointed principal oboe of the Chicago Symphony.[3] However, he was denied tenure in the CSO in April 2017 as a result of not passing the mandatory probation period.[4]
In October 2018, Klein was appointed principal oboe of the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra.[5] In May 2024, he was terminated from the orchestra, due to "deeply troubling comments posted online".[6]
References
[edit]- 1 2 Wakin, Daniel J. (November 3, 2005). "Oboist Afflicted by Hand Trouble Enjoys Reunion with Chicagoans". The New York Times. Retrieved March 21, 2008.
- ↑ "Alex Klein". Recording Academy. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
- ↑ von Rhein, John (June 25, 2016). "Oboist Alex Klein to return as CSO principal". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
- ↑ von Rhein, John (May 25, 2017). "CSO principal oboe Alex Klein is denied tenure". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved May 26, 2017.
- ↑ Alex Klein (October 15, 2018). "Facebook post". Facebook. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
- ↑ "Calgary Philharmonic removes two musicians after month-long investigation over 'troubling comments'" by Josh O'Kane, May 23, 2024, The Globe and Mail (subscription required)
External links
[edit]- "Alex Klein", biography, discography, reviews, Cedille Records
- Recording of "Sonata for Oboe and Piano" by Eugène Bozza, with Alex Klein, oboe and Lisa Bergman, piano in MP3 format
- "Interview with Alex Klein", June 11, 2002
| International | |
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| National | |
| Artists | |
| People | |
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- Brazilian classical musicians
- Brazilian oboists
- American classical oboists
- American male classical musicians
- American male oboists
- Brazilian emigrants to the United States
- Grammy Award winners
- 1964 births
- Living people
- Brazilian people of German descent
- Cedille Records artists
- Musicians with dystonia
- American musicians with disabilities
- Brazilian people with disabilities
- Players of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
- 21st-century American classical musicians