George Wolfgang Cleve (July 9, 1936 – August 27, 2015) was an Austrian-born American conductor.
He was a student of Leonard Bernstein, George Szell and Pierre Monteux.
He subsequently served as music director of the San Jose Symphony from 1972 to 1992.
He was respected, but also demanding, as musicians noted: In 1974, Cleve co-founded the Midsummer Mozart Festival with Robert Hubbard and Wendell Rider, and served as its artistic leader from its founding until his death.
[2] Cleve died at the age of 79 in Berkeley, California, from liver failure.