Felix Klieser: Portrait of a world-famous horn player

Virtuoso playing with one foot: horn player Felix Klieser was born without arms. He plays the valves of the French horn with the toes of his left foot. In this short portrait we hear how Klieser, who was born in Göttingen, first started playing the horn at the age of four; about his daily life as a professional musician, and the technical aspects of how he plays the instrument. But for the multi-award-winning horn player Klieser, the most important thing is the sheer joy of performing for an audience.

At a glance:
00:00 Introduction
00:19 Felix Klieser: what characterizes a musician
00:35 Felix Klieser in concert
00:52 Biography I
01:21 Felix Klieser: what others said about his horn playing
01:35 How Felix Klieser plays horn without arms
01:47 Felix Klieser: horn you just play with your lips
02:03 Felix Klieser plays a double French horn which has valves
02:17 Felix Klieser: not playing the valves with the foot is the problem, but the most difficult is training stamina
02:30 Biography II
02:54 Felix Klieser: you have to invest yourself
03:05 Felix Klieser's awards, albums, and concerts
03:39 The Felix Klieser Trio with the Croatian pianist Martina Filjak and the Ukrainian violinist Andrej Bielow
03:53 Felix Klieser: I want the people in the audience to be happy
04:10 Biography III
04:25 Felix Klieser: it's a privilege to be a musician


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