Klaus Buhlert

Klaus Buhlert (born 1950 in the former GDR) is a composer, director and author whose work includes theatre and radio drama. He studied music, acoustics and computer science and taught electronic and computer music at Technische Universität Berlin. He wrote his first theatre score for George Tabori in 1983. He became known in particular for his SWR production of James Joyce’s “Ulysses,” which was named Audiobook of the Year in 2012 and received the German Audiobook Prize in 2013. His other work includes radio adaptations of Robert Musil’s “The Man Without Qualities,” Herman Melville’s “Moby-Dick” and Kafka’s “The Trial.” In 2017, Buhlert received the German Record Critics’ Award of Honour for his overall body of acoustic work. One of his compositions was also featured in Oliver Stone’s film “Natural Born Killers.”