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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[@zenaniv]

A beautiful portrait indeed. Incredible man.

[@ken1midjourney]

So true

[@luisdomingospinetto5538]

Nosotros que tenemos nuestras extremidades,nos rendimos fácilmente.El señor Klieser,un gran ser que lucha con la musica.

[@arahovanessian7042]

Marvelous musicality and Brilliance!!!

[@Stefan_G.]

Ein schönes Portrait. Gerne mehr davon. Mag solche Zusatzinformationen sehr!

[@wallacememberships]

He's fabulously talented and disciplined. What a gorgeous sound!

[@droogtchekhova32]

Wunderbar!

[@PLuMUK54]

Herr Klieser is more of a Superhero than anything Hollywood could create.

[@insookang2388]

Very moving, thank you you for sharing your music. 👏👍🙏💐. From🇨🇦

[@rosaveliaparra7392]

Realmente una lección de vida. Gracias por compartir.

[@DWClassicalMusic]

Con mucho gusto! 😊

[@mabelbrusutti8110]

Es maravilloso! Un genio! Lo admiro!

[@sergiohernangonzalezbustos3160]

sorprendente el gran logro ...,felicitaciones

[@ken1midjourney]

Amazing!

[@CJUKHAC]

Good for him. That's incredible. Just watching makes my feet want to cramp up though! 😬

[@randiekay4994]

He has to be super flexible to do this. Kudos to him.

[@ken1midjourney]

Fantastic. Thank You

[@CeciliaMcDonald-cm1lj]

He is amazing

[@maximondu2582]

Inspiring !

[@litoboy5]

great

[@SuePearce-go6br]

My grandaughter has chosen the french horn as her instrument.

[@user-fd4gk8zq8x]

🐨❤😊Love💗

[@judithmaca1570]

What an amazing musician! I really hope that he won't develop arthritis in those limb joints that he uses so brilliantly.

[@wallacememberships]

No more so than any other musician, I would think.

[@Deliciasdelahumanity]

Hi guys can you upload "Rondo alla turca" by Edward Hardner?

[@madraven07]

So happy for Felix that his parents didn’t name him Hans.

[@awa_de_uwu__-]

Lol

[@terryboyer1342]

Groan... (and chuckled)

[@isabelleoesch6582]

😓 ᵖʳᵒᵐᵒˢᵐ

[@wmtung]

God bless DW! As a baby-boomer, I truly admire the German people's morality of owning the WWII's pain to the world. Wish God raise you up to be the true leader of the new world without following the American's pathetic warmongering! We need a hero in Germany. God bless you. Let's make live, make money, but war. 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹 ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@liamalexistrejo9815]

Pobrecito, no tiene manitas.

[@jupiterki]

Es casi de no creer por la extraordinaria dificultad en lograr esa hazaña