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