Rudolf Kelterborn

Rudolf Kelterborn (3 September 1931 – 24 March 2021) was a Swiss musician and composer.

Born in Basel, Kelterborn studied in Basel, Detmold, Salzburg, and Zürich, among other places, with the composers Walther Geiser, Willy Burkhard, Boris Blacher, Günter Bialas, and Wolfgang Fortner.

Farther afield, Kelterborn held guest lecturerships in the United States, England, Japan, China, and Eastern Europe.

His works have been performed throughout Europe, the United States, and Japan, and he was also active as a conductor on the international scene.

[1] Kelterborn's oeuvre covers many different musical genres and includes five operas, orchestral works (some with solo instruments, voices, or electronics), chamber music, and vocal works.