Ekkehard Klemm (born 1958), is a German conductor.

Biography

Klemm was born in

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, and studied conducting, composition and piano at the

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. He served as principal conductor of the Opera House in Greifswald (1988–94), chief conductor of the Vorpommern Theater and conductor of the Staatstheater at the Gärtnerplatz in Munich until 1999. In 2003 Klemm was appointed first principal teacher of conducting at the

References

External links

Ekkehard Klemm official website
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