Karl Klingler

Karl Klingler (7 December 1879 – 18 March 1971) was a German violinist, concertmaster, composer, music teacher and lecturer. Life Early years Karl Klingler was born in Strasbourg, at that time in Germany, the fifth of his parents’ six recorded children. His father, Theodor Klingler (1845–1905), was a professional viola player who taught at the conservatory there. Klingler began giving concerts at five years of age. In 1897, when he concluded his schooling in Strasbourg, he relocated to Berlin where he was a student at the Berlin University of the Arts (Universität der Künste Berlin, UdK) where, now aged 17, he studied the violin with Joseph Joachim, an inspiring teacher and, very soon, a close personal friend. During the years before the war, he was receiving glowing reviews from the critics, notably in the United States in 1911 for a performance of Beethoven’s Triple Concerto with the Welsh cellist Arthur Williams and the Galician pianist Artur Schnabel. His career was interrupted in July 1914 by the outbreak of the First World War: he was called up to fight as a soldier. Towards the end of the war he was able to transfer to musical work in support of the troops. He arranged regul