{"id":7423,"date":"2021-11-19T10:59:11","date_gmt":"2021-11-19T09:59:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/?p=160694"},"modified":"2021-11-19T11:16:12","modified_gmt":"2021-11-19T10:16:12","slug":"who-is-felix-klieser","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcmusicmagazine\/rss_feed\/who-is-felix-klieser\/","title":{"rendered":"Who is Felix Klieser?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Freya Parr\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Friday, 19 November 2021 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Felix Klieser might have been born with no arms, but it\u2019s not stopped him developing an international career as a horn player. Instead of using his hands to press the valves, he uses his toes.<\/p>\n

His French horn sits on a stand, and he uses his right foot to move in and out of hte bell of the instrument and his left foot to press the valves and change the notes.<\/p>\n

Who is Felix Klieser?<\/h2>\n

Felix Klieser was born in G\u00f6ttingen in Germany in 1991.<\/p>\n

Having trained at the Hochschule f\u00fcr Music und Theater in Hannover, Klieser went on to win the 2014 ECHO Klassik award for young artist of the year.<\/p>\n

He has performed with Simon Rattle and has taken part in Sting\u2019s world tour.<\/p>\n

Klieser is the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra\u2019s artist in residence for the 2021\/22 concert season, having made his debut with the orchestra in November in a performance of Mozart\u2019s Horn Concerto No. 4, conducted by Kirill Karabits.<\/p>\n