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Stefan Klieme (Conductor)

Born: 1956 - Berlin, Germany

The German conductor, Stefan Kliema, passed his Abitur (university entrance qualification) in Stuttgart in 1974. He studied conducting at the Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe under General Music Director Professor A. Grüber (1974-1979).

Following his studies Stefan Kliema has served as Repetiteur with conducting duties at the Städtischen Bühnen Bielefeld (1979-1981); Second Conductor at the Städtischen Bühnen Bielefeld (1981-1987); First Conductor at the Landestheater Detmold (1987-1988); First Conductor and Deputy General Music Director at the Wuppertaler Bühnen (1988-2002); Acting General Music Director of the City of Wuppertal (1996-1998); Regular Guest Conductor at the Württembergischen Staatstheater Stuttgart (1989-1997); Director of the Hochschulsinfonieorchesters der Hochschule für Musik Köln Abteilung Wuppertal (Since 1999); First Conductor and Deputy General Music Director at the Deutschen Nationaltheater Weimar (2002-2004); Regular guest at the Theater Sankt Gallen (since 2002); Collaboration with Xavier Naidoo and Söhne Mannheims (since 2001).

Opera guest appearances: Württembergisches Staatstheater Stuttgart, Königliche Oper Stockholm, Nationaltheater Mannheim, Staatstheater Mainz, Bühnen der Hansestadt Lübeck, Deutsche Oper am Rhein Düsseldorf, Mecklenburgisches Staatstheater Schwerin, Volksoper Wien, Eutiner Sommerspiele, Musiktheater im Revier Gelsenkirchen, Theater St. Gallen.

Concerts with Philharmonie Essen, Philharmonie Dortmund, Göttinger Sinfonieorchester, Philharmonisches Orchester der Landeshauptstadt Kiel, Hamburger Symphoniker, Südwestfälische Philharmonie, Folkwang Kammerorchester Essen, Sinfonieorchester Wuppertal, Symphoniechester der Stadt Solingen, Nürnberger Symphoniker, Schleswig-Holsteinisches Symphoniechester, Staatskapelle Weimar, Philharmonisches Orchester Gelsenkirchen, Rheinische Philharmonie Koblenz, Tucson Symphony Orchestra, Sinfonieorchester Sankt St. Gallen, Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg, Tirana Radio Symphony Orchestra, Albania.

Television recordings for ZDF in the series "Young Talents".

Sources:
Stefan Kliema Website, English translation by Aryeh Oron (April 2026)
Bits & pieces from other sources
Contributed by
Aryeh Oron (April 2026)

Stefan Klieme: Short Biography | Ensembles: Sinfonieorchester Wuppertal
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Recordings of Vocal Works

Links to other Sites

Stefan Klieme - Dirigent, Arrangeur, Notensatz (Official Website) [German[


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