CONDUCTOR

Eri Klas

1939 - 2016

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Eri Klas (7 June 1939 – 26 February 2016) was an Estonian conductor. He conducted or served as artistic director for the Estonian National Opera, the Finnish National Opera, the Danish Symphony Orchestra, the Netherlands Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra, the Tallinn Philharmonic, and the Novaya Opera. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Eri Klas is the 105th most popular conductor (up from 109th in 2019), the 155th most popular biography from Estonia (up from 156th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Estonian Conductor.

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Among CONDUCTORS

Among conductors, Eri Klas ranks 105 out of 128. Before him are Albert Coates, Paul Paray, Milan Horvat, Jascha Horenstein, Dennis Russell Davies, and Tomás Bretón. After him are Valery Khalilov, Fabio Luisi, Zdeněk Mácal, Andris Nelsons, Nikolai Golovanov, and Jaap van Zweden.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, Eri Klas ranks 394. Before him are Julius Chan, Artur Chilingarov, Murray Rose, Bernd Cullmann, Vladimir Ivashov, and Sandro Lopopolo. After him are Hugo Villanueva, Mengálvio Pedro Figueiró, István Kozma, Bruno Habārovs, Mulayam Singh Yadav, and Bob James. Among people deceased in 2016, Eri Klas ranks 344. Before him are Motiur Rahman Nizami, Kazimierz Barburski, Velimir Sombolac, Daniela Dessì, Kurt Svensson, and Manfred Krug. After him are Pierre Tchernia, Gottfried Honegger, Jim Harrison, Joe Sutter, Norbert Schemansky, and Ruth Leuwerik.

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In Estonia

Among people born in Estonia, Eri Klas ranks 155 out of 351. Before him are Uku Masing (1909), Vladas Mikėnas (1910), Mart Helme (1949), Ilmar Kullam (1922), Jüri Tamm (1957), and Jüri Jaakson (1870). After him are Adalberts Bubenko (1910), Richard Maack (1825), Jaak Uudmäe (1954), Viivi Luik (1946), Paul Raud (1865), and Eino Tamberg (1930).

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Among CONDUCTORS In Estonia

Among conductors born in Estonia, Eri Klas ranks 2. Before him are Paavo Järvi (1962).

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