"... that’s when music becomes a real happening."
Rising conductor Otis Klöber has emerged as one
of conducting’s outstanding new talents. Read more.
Otis Klöber has a wide symphonic repertoire, conducting orchestras including
the Netherlands Symphony Orchestra, the Stavanger Symphony Orchestra, the
Berlin Symphony Orchestra and the Russian Chamberphilharmonic St. Petersburg.
His repertoire spans from Mozart and Beethoven to Brahms, Dvorak and Wagner, from
Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich and Stravinsky, to Andriessen, Mishory, Rihm and Gubaidulina.
In Asia he has conducted the Hamamatsu Philharmonic Orchestra of Japan and in Europe,
the Philharmonic Orchestra of Europe, the Netherlands Symphony Orchestra, the Berlin
Symphony Orchestra, the Staatsorchester Rheinische Philharmonie, the Russian
Chamberphilharmonic St. Petersburg and the Rubinstein Philharmonic Orchestra Lodz.
Besides programs with the Philharmonic Orchestra of Europe, recent and forthcoming
highlights include debuts and return engagements in Asia with such orchestras as the
Hamamatsu Philharmonic Orchestra of Japan and in 2024/25 he will intensively tour the
excellent concert halls in China.
In recent programs he conducts a wide variety of repertoire with orchestras including the Staatsorchester Rheinische Philharmonie, the Stavanger Symphony Orchestra, the Göttingen Symphony Orchestra, the Berlin Symphony Orchestra, the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Rubinstein Philharmonic Orchestra Lodz, the Czech National Symphony Orchestra, the Kuopio Symphony Orchestra as the largest professional symphony orchestra in Eastern Finland as well as the Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra Olomouc as one of the leading symphony orchestras in the Czech Republic.
He returned also to the Netherlands with the Russian Chamberphilharmonic St. Petersburg for performances in Rotterdam with a “Russian Night”.
As former student of Klaus Thunemann, he not only has made his mark as principal bassoonist of the Netherlands Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Jaap van Zweden before the latter was appointed principal conductor of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, but also has established himself as a guest solo bassoonist with major European orchestras such as London Symphony Orchestra, Mahler Chamber Orchestra and others, working with great conductors such as Claudio Abbado, Georg Solti, Valery Gergiev, Semyon Bychkov, Vladimir Ashkenazy and Lorin Maazel, as well as chamber musician at the highest level.
In 2010 he made the decision, to give up his bassoon career and dedicate himself solely to conducting. He subsequently studied conducting and was invited to follow masterclasses with Salvador Mas Conde (Vienna Master Courses), Jorma Panula, Kurt Masur and Bernard Haitink and took up posts with the Deutsch-Niederländische KammerPhilharmonie (Principal Conductor) and since 2012 the Philharmonic Orchestra of Europe (Principal Conductor and Artistic Director).
Otis Klöber`s international conducting-career and prior his chambermusic-activities brought him to such venues
as the Muziekgebouw can't IJ Amsterdam, Hamamatsu Concerthall in Japan, Izumi Hall Osaka, Tonhalle Zürich, Royal Festival Hall London, Vienna Konzerthaus, Berlin Philharmonie, Luxor Rotterdam, Amsterdam Concertgebouw, as well as to renowned festivals including the Schleswig Holstein Music Festival, Charlemagne Music Festival, Vienna Modern, Summerwinds, Rheingau Music Festival, Biennale di Venezia and the Lucerne Festival.
He has a number of recordings to his credit and has recorded for Naxos, Pan Classics, VMS, LTE-Records, Brilliant Classics and Berlin Classics. In live-recordings with the Deutsch-Niederländische KammerPhilharmonie he conducts music by Mozart and with the Philharmonic Orchestra of Europe for the orchestra`s own POE LIVE Classics label he conducts works by Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky, Beethoven and Brahms.
the Netherlands Symphony Orchestra, the Stavanger Symphony Orchestra, the
Berlin Symphony Orchestra and the Russian Chamberphilharmonic St. Petersburg.
His repertoire spans from Mozart and Beethoven to Brahms, Dvorak and Wagner, from
Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich and Stravinsky, to Andriessen, Mishory, Rihm and Gubaidulina.
In Asia he has conducted the Hamamatsu Philharmonic Orchestra of Japan and in Europe,
the Philharmonic Orchestra of Europe, the Netherlands Symphony Orchestra, the Berlin
Symphony Orchestra, the Staatsorchester Rheinische Philharmonie, the Russian
Chamberphilharmonic St. Petersburg and the Rubinstein Philharmonic Orchestra Lodz.
Besides programs with the Philharmonic Orchestra of Europe, recent and forthcoming
highlights include debuts and return engagements in Asia with such orchestras as the
Hamamatsu Philharmonic Orchestra of Japan and in 2024/25 he will intensively tour the
excellent concert halls in China.
In recent programs he conducts a wide variety of repertoire with orchestras including the Staatsorchester Rheinische Philharmonie, the Stavanger Symphony Orchestra, the Göttingen Symphony Orchestra, the Berlin Symphony Orchestra, the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Rubinstein Philharmonic Orchestra Lodz, the Czech National Symphony Orchestra, the Kuopio Symphony Orchestra as the largest professional symphony orchestra in Eastern Finland as well as the Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra Olomouc as one of the leading symphony orchestras in the Czech Republic.
He returned also to the Netherlands with the Russian Chamberphilharmonic St. Petersburg for performances in Rotterdam with a “Russian Night”.
As former student of Klaus Thunemann, he not only has made his mark as principal bassoonist of the Netherlands Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Jaap van Zweden before the latter was appointed principal conductor of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, but also has established himself as a guest solo bassoonist with major European orchestras such as London Symphony Orchestra, Mahler Chamber Orchestra and others, working with great conductors such as Claudio Abbado, Georg Solti, Valery Gergiev, Semyon Bychkov, Vladimir Ashkenazy and Lorin Maazel, as well as chamber musician at the highest level.
In 2010 he made the decision, to give up his bassoon career and dedicate himself solely to conducting. He subsequently studied conducting and was invited to follow masterclasses with Salvador Mas Conde (Vienna Master Courses), Jorma Panula, Kurt Masur and Bernard Haitink and took up posts with the Deutsch-Niederländische KammerPhilharmonie (Principal Conductor) and since 2012 the Philharmonic Orchestra of Europe (Principal Conductor and Artistic Director).
Otis Klöber`s international conducting-career and prior his chambermusic-activities brought him to such venues
as the Muziekgebouw can't IJ Amsterdam, Hamamatsu Concerthall in Japan, Izumi Hall Osaka, Tonhalle Zürich, Royal Festival Hall London, Vienna Konzerthaus, Berlin Philharmonie, Luxor Rotterdam, Amsterdam Concertgebouw, as well as to renowned festivals including the Schleswig Holstein Music Festival, Charlemagne Music Festival, Vienna Modern, Summerwinds, Rheingau Music Festival, Biennale di Venezia and the Lucerne Festival.
He has a number of recordings to his credit and has recorded for Naxos, Pan Classics, VMS, LTE-Records, Brilliant Classics and Berlin Classics. In live-recordings with the Deutsch-Niederländische KammerPhilharmonie he conducts music by Mozart and with the Philharmonic Orchestra of Europe for the orchestra`s own POE LIVE Classics label he conducts works by Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky, Beethoven and Brahms.
“With articulate conducting he disentangles the tight network of thematic references, developments and relationships.”