Paul Kling - Place of Birth, Date of Birth, Age, Wiki, Facts, Net Worth, Birthday, Biography and Family
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About Paul Kling
- Paul Kling (March 28, 1929 – January 2, 2005) was a Czech-born Canadian violinist. Kling was born in Opava on March 28, 1929.
- He was sent to Theresienstadt concentration camp at the age of 13, where he was chosen to perform in Viktor Ullmann's opera The Emperor of Atlantis, or The Disobedience of Death.
- The opera was rehearsed in 1944 at Theresienstadt, but was not performed before the camp was closed. On September 28, 1944, Kling was transported to Auschwitz concentration camp, but survived.
- Among his projects in later life was educating others about music during the Holocaust, and sharing information about his experiences in Theresienstadt.After the war, he became concertmaster of the NHK Symphony Orchestra and the Louisville Orchestra.
- He taught at the University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada for 20 years, and was later became a professor emeritus and director of the music school (1980–87).
- He later taught violin at the University of British Columbia.In 1995, The Emperor of Atlantis was performed for the first time at Theresienstadt in a production of ARBOS - Company for Music and Theatre.
- In 1996, the original score was presented at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa (Canada) as part of "The Triumph of the Human Spirit!" for the first time with the survivors from Theresienstadt, Kling, and Herbert Thomas Mandl contributing to the project.Kling died in Victoria, BC on January 2, 2005 at age 75.
