The Kleiman Klöfver Duo is a new and inventive ensemble exploring unknown musical territory and breaking musical boundaries. They are equally at home in the classics as in lesser known repertoire by composers of today and tomorrow. Björn Kleiman and Nils Klöfver both studied at the Royal College of Music in London and are performing in the UK as well as abroad.
Taking a great interest in contemporary music, the Duo has close collaborations with internationally recognized composers. They also aim for extending repertoire through their own arrangements, ranging from Baroque sonatas and beloved classics to typical showpieces.
Quick Facts
Formed in 2008 by Royal College of Music graduates Björn Kleiman, violin and Nils Klöfver, guitar
Is actively working on extending the repertoire for the instruments
by own arrangements and transcriptions
Performs regularly in Sweden, Germany, France and the UK
Equally at home in classical and contemporary they work
closely with composers such as Iannarelli, Schnelzer and Klaverdal
Performing not only as a duo but also with singers Malin Christensson
and Ida Falk Winland and instrumentalists Marie
Macleod and Morgan Szymanski
Björn Kleiman violin
Born in Stockholm in 1978, Björn Kleiman studied at the Royal
College of Music in London and at Musikhochschule Karlsruhe
with world renowned violinist Ulf Hoelscher
Recived scholarships from The Swedish Arts Grants Commitee
and from Byggnads', presented by the Swedish Prime Minister
Performed concertos and works by Wieniawski, Bruch, Stenhammar
and Sarasate with orchestra
Graduated from the Royal College of Music in London with a
first class degree in 2006 and made his debut performance at
London’s Wigmore Hall the same year
Performs frequently on the alto guitar, an eleven-string instrument
merging the renaissance lute with the modern guitar
Received scholarships from the Swedish Royal Academy of
Music and the cultural board of Borlänge council