Alex Klein

Alex Klein was the longtime principal oboist of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and has made many recordings. He is the artistic director of several festivals and has continued to perform and record, including the album When There Are No Words... Revolutionary Works for Oboe and Piano in 2022. Klein was born in Porto Alegre, Brazil, in 1964 and grew up in the city of Curitiba. He was immediately attracted to the oboe but did not have the wherewithal to obtain an instrument immediately. So at age nine, he started on the recorder and also began the difficult task of mastering th...