Klemperer

American

[klem-per-er] / ˈklɛm pər ər /

noun

Otto, 1885–1973, German orchestra conductor.

Klemperer British

/ ˈklɛmpərə /

noun

Otto. 1885–1973, orchestral conductor, born in Germany. He was best known for his interpretations of Austro-German classics

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To reliably tell mantle earthquakes apart from crustal ones, Wang and Klemperer developed a technique that compares two kinds of seismic waves.

From Science Daily • Feb. 20, 2026

I would also recommend the analysis of Nazi language by Viktor Klemperer, “The Language of the Third Reich.”

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2025

When the German conductor Otto Klemperer came to the city to perform at the Los Angeles Philharmonic, he studied with Schoenberg.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2025

Klemperer and his colleagues, including collaborators in China, traversed dirt roads and forded streams to collect samples from some 200 natural springs across nearly 1000 kilometers of southern Tibet.

From Science Magazine • Jan. 9, 2024

A few days earlier Klemperer had given Apollo a first hearing at a concert of my music, in which I played my Concerto.

From An Autobiography by Stravinsky, Igor

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