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Alex Klein
Born	1964 (age 61–62); Porto Alegre, Brazil
Genres	Classical
Instruments	Oboe
	Sonatine for Oboe and Piano Error creating thumbnail: Composed by Thomas Attwood Walmisley, performed by Alex Klein, oboe, and Lisa Bergman, piano

Alex Klein (born 1964, Porto Alegre, Brazil) is an oboist.

Klein joined the Chicago Symphony Orchestra as principal oboe at age 30 in 1995.^[1] He won the 2002 Grammy Award for Best Instrumental soloist with Orchestra for his recording of Richard Strauss' Oboe Concerto with Daniel Barenboim and the Chicago Symphony.^[2] He left the Chicago Symphony in July 2004 due to musician's focal dystonia which had begun within two years of his assuming the first chair. During a tour of the Far East with the orchestra, he found his fingers would no longer allow him to play at his finest level throughout a symphony by Tchaikovsky, and asked to resign.^[1]

In June 2016, he was once again appointed principal oboe of the Chicago Symphony.^[3] However, he was denied tenure in the CSO in April 2017 as a result of not passing the mandatory probation period.^[4]

In October 2018, Klein was appointed principal oboe of the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra.^[5] In May 2024, he was terminated from the orchestra, due to "deeply troubling comments posted online".^[6]

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Wakin, Daniel J. (November 3, 2005). "Oboist Afflicted by Hand Trouble Enjoys Reunion with Chicagoans". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-03-21.
↑ "Alex Klein". Recording Academy. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
↑ von Rhein, John (June 25, 2016). "Oboist Alex Klein to return as CSO principal". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
↑ von Rhein, John (May 25, 2017). "CSO principal oboe Alex Klein is denied tenure". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved May 26, 2017.
↑ Alex Klein (October 15, 2018). "Facebook post". Facebook. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
↑ "Calgary Philharmonic removes two musicians after month-long investigation over 'troubling comments'" by Josh O'Kane, May 23, 2024, The Globe and Mail (subscription required)

External links

"Alex Klein", biography, discography, reviews, Cedille Records
Recording of "Sonata for Oboe and Piano" by Eugène Bozza, with Alex Klein, oboe and Lisa Bergman, piano in MP3 format
"Interview with Alex Klein", June 11, 2002

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[nytimes2005-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Wakin, Daniel J. (November 3, 2005). "Oboist Afflicted by Hand Trouble Enjoys Reunion with Chicagoans". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-03-21.

[2] "Alex Klein". Recording Academy. Retrieved March 10, 2024.

[3] von Rhein, John (June 25, 2016). "Oboist Alex Klein to return as CSO principal". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved June 13, 2020.

[4] von Rhein, John (May 25, 2017). "CSO principal oboe Alex Klein is denied tenure". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved May 26, 2017.

[5] Alex Klein (October 15, 2018). "Facebook post". Facebook. Retrieved June 19, 2024.

[6] "Calgary Philharmonic removes two musicians after month-long investigation over 'troubling comments'" by Josh O'Kane, May 23, 2024, The Globe and Mail (subscription required)

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