Eri Klas made his US debut in 1991 with the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl and in 1995, made debuts with the Cleveland Orchestra and the Chicago Symphony following highly successfully appearances at the Blossom and Ravinia festivals. Since then, he has appeared with most of the major North American orchestras including the Boston, Atlanta, St. Louis, Detroit, Montreal, National and New Jersey symphonies and the Minnesota Orchestra. Equally in demand throughout Europe, Mr. Klas was named the Chief Conductor of the Novaya Opera Theatre of Moscow in March 2006. In addition, he is currently the Artistic Director of the Tallinn Philharmonic in Estonia, Principal Guest Conductor of the Finnish National Opera and the Holland Kammerphilharmonie, and Conductor Laureate of the Tampere Philharmonic and the Estonian National Opera. He has guest conducted the Berlin, Munich and Rotterdam Philharmonics and appears regularly with the Swedish and Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestras and the BBC Philharmonic. A former Estonian lightweight junior boxing champion, he is a member of the Estonian Olympic Committee, Chairman of the Estonian Cultural Foundation and a Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF.