Walter Mihai Klepper

Walter Mihai Klepper (1929-2008) was a Romanian composer of German descent, born in Lugoj in the Banat. He studied composition in Bucharest and worked there as a composer, teacher and orchestra director until he moved to West Germany. His orchestral music, including the Symphony No. 1 and Impresii din Reșița, was issued on an Electrecord LP. Klepper trained as a lathe operator at the steel technical school in Reșița while studying violin, piano and theory at the local music school. He later studied composition with Marțian Negrea at the Ciprian Porumbescu Conservatory. His Symphony No.