Carlos Kleiber biography

There does not seem to be any yet. The best you can do is to "google" his name. There are several short bios listed,but no book.

Hallo, I am still wondering about english or US publishers. My biography of Carlos Kleiber, in Germany also published as paperback by Schott soon was translated to Japanese by Ongako no tomo sha and is there a great sucess. But I still got no hints in case of an forthcoming english translation, since after one year negotiations a contract with Phaidon failed because of special unusual differences concerning publishers rights. For years I have got and still get many mails from people not only from England or US but from all over the world in case of an English translation, but nothing happens unfortuantely. I think publishers fear costs of translation, but there exist possibilities to reduce that costs significantly with help of special german institutes, so its not really an convincing argument, all the more there would shurely be a large market for it. Also because the popularity of Kleiber is very high and increased since I published my book and also films were produced, in wich I was involved too. Alex

Corresponding with Carlos by Charles Barber is available from Waterstones (to order) or from Amazon.  It's expensive but it is a most interesting and enjoyable read, though I haven't got far in to it just yet.

www.correspondingwithcarlos.com or online.

The book comes with a bias. 

I knew him from 1989 to the
end, having first written him a letter when in grad school at Stanford. He was
the most astonishing conductor I have ever encountered, and I believe many feel
the same. He changed my understanding of music, and of conducting. 

I am often asked about his
first name. It means much more
than is usually understood, and illustrates the
very special DNA of his work.
He was born in Berlin, and raised in Buenos
Aires. This matters a very great
 deal.

“Uniquely, Carlos 
Kleiber
combined the rigors of German analysis, form, and discipline with the 
expressive
vitality of Latin dance, pulse, and joy. For nearly twenty years at the
formative outset, a
conductor baptized Karl gradually became Carlos. He never
turned his back on
that fascinating cultural biochemistry. It would shape
everything he did.”

Again, thank you for asking