1. Suzanne Rebecca Klein was born on 1 April 1975 and is a British writer and radio and television presenter, specialising in music and arts programmes.
18 Facts About Suzy Klein
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Suzy Klein was born in Marylebone, London, the eldest of four siblings, and grew up in Maida Vale, London.
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Suzy Klein attended South Hampstead High School before graduating with first-class honours in Music in 1996 from the University of Oxford.
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Suzy Klein gained a postgraduate diploma in broadcast journalism from City University London.
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Suzy Klein returned to the UK to work for the BBC as an assistant producer at BBC Radio 4 on programmes including Start the Week and Loose Ends.
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Suzy Klein then moved to BBC Television, working as a director and producer on a range of arts and music films.
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Suzy Klein became a presenter in 2005, when she was listed in The Guardians "25 up-and-coming cultural figures".
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Suzy Klein has presented the BBC Two programmes The Culture Show, BBC Young Musician of the Year and The Review Show.
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Until September 2021, Suzy Klein co-hosted BBC Radio 3's weekday morning show Essential Classics, alongside concerts and events.
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Suzy Klein was one of the lead voices on the station's major campaigns of recent years, including its celebrations of the complete works of Mozart and Schubert.
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For Sky Arts, Suzy Klein hosted the flagship performance programme Greats at Eight on weekday evenings on Sky Arts 2.
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Suzy Klein presented Aida from the Royal Albert Hall for the broadcaster and The Rosenblatt Recitals in summer 2013.
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Suzy Klein has co-presented Saturday Live on BBC Radio 4, and has made a documentary for the station about fear and phobias.
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Suzy Klein has presented global opera broadcasts for the Royal Opera, London, and hosted global cinema broadcasts of the Royal Shakespeare Company, including three live shows in 2014.
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Suzy Klein has since made a series for the BBC on music and politics in the 19th century, and a three-part series on the history of popular entertainment.
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Suzy Klein has done a broad range of voiceover work, from BBC One primetime documentaries on Pink Floyd and The Carpenters to a three-part series on Brazil, and an arts TV series for BBC Four.
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Suzy Klein is a contributor to the features and review pages of the New Statesman, the BBC Music Magazine and The Guardian.
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Suzy Klein is married with two children and lives in Shepherd's Bush, west London.