Erich Kleiber
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Erich Kleiber was a renowned Austrian conductor celebrated for his interpretations of classical and early 20th-century repertoire, particularly with the Berlin State Opera.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Erich Kleiber canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6044459 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Erich Kleiber Context triple: [Carlos Kleiber, father, Erich Kleiber]
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A.
Herbert von Karajan
Herbert von Karajan was a renowned 20th-century Austrian conductor, best known for his long tenure with the Berlin Philharmonic and influential recordings of the classical repertoire.
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B.
Bruno Walter
Bruno Walter was a renowned 20th-century German-born conductor and pianist, celebrated for his interpretations of the Austro-German symphonic and operatic repertoire, particularly the works of Gustav Mahler.
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C.
William Steinberg
William Steinberg was a renowned 20th-century German-American conductor celebrated for his precise, disciplined interpretations with major orchestras in the United States and Europe.
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D.
Fritz Reiner
Fritz Reiner was a renowned 20th-century Hungarian-American conductor celebrated for his precise, disciplined orchestral leadership, most notably with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.
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E.
George Szell
George Szell was a renowned 20th-century conductor and music director, best known for transforming the Cleveland Orchestra into one of the world’s leading symphonic ensembles.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Erich Kleiber Target entity description: Erich Kleiber was a renowned Austrian conductor celebrated for his interpretations of classical and early 20th-century repertoire, particularly with the Berlin State Opera.
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A.
Herbert von Karajan
Herbert von Karajan was a renowned 20th-century Austrian conductor, best known for his long tenure with the Berlin Philharmonic and influential recordings of the classical repertoire.
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B.
Bruno Walter
Bruno Walter was a renowned 20th-century German-born conductor and pianist, celebrated for his interpretations of the Austro-German symphonic and operatic repertoire, particularly the works of Gustav Mahler.
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C.
William Steinberg
William Steinberg was a renowned 20th-century German-American conductor celebrated for his precise, disciplined interpretations with major orchestras in the United States and Europe.
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D.
Fritz Reiner
Fritz Reiner was a renowned 20th-century Hungarian-American conductor celebrated for his precise, disciplined orchestral leadership, most notably with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.
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E.
George Szell
George Szell was a renowned 20th-century conductor and music director, best known for transforming the Cleveland Orchestra into one of the world’s leading symphonic ensembles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Austrian person
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conductor ⓘ human ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1950s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1910s ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Berlin State Opera
NERFINISHED
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Vienna NERFINISHED ⓘ Zurich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Zurich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| child | Carlos Kleiber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship |
Austria
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Germany ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Austria-Hungary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | Switzerland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfResidence |
Germany
NERFINISHED
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Switzerland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1890-08-05 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1956-01-27 ⓘ |
| employer | Berlin State Opera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Austrian ⓘ |
| familyName | Kleiber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | classical music ⓘ |
| genre | classical music ⓘ |
| givenName | Erich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | Carlos Kleiber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | German ⓘ |
| movement | 20th-century classical music ⓘ |
| name | Erich Kleiber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Austrian ⓘ |
| notableFor |
championing modern composers in opera repertoire
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interpretations of classical repertoire ⓘ interpretations of early 20th-century repertoire ⓘ |
| notableStudent | Carlos Kleiber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | performances at the Berlin State Opera ⓘ |
| occupation | conductor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Vienna ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Zurich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | music director of the Berlin State Opera ⓘ |
| relative | Carlos Kleiber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Berlin
NERFINISHED
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Zurich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation | Berlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Erich Kleiber Description of subject: Erich Kleiber was a renowned Austrian conductor celebrated for his interpretations of classical and early 20th-century repertoire, particularly with the Berlin State Opera.
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