Otto Klemperer Hon RAM (1885-1973) was one of the leading conductors of the 20th century and a distinguished authority on the Austro-German repertoire.
The conductor’s daughter, the late Lotte Klemperer, presented the Klemperer Collection to the Academy in 1973. The gift includes a portrait, batons, books, and scores with Klemperer’s own markings. The bust of Klemperer was presented by Jonathan Allsop and Adam Kurakin in 1996.