Background
Kleiberg was born in Stavanger in 1958.
Kleiberg was born in Stavanger in 1958.
He graduated from the University of Oslo with a degree in musicology and later from the Norwegian Academy of Music with a diploma degree in composition. In addition he has studied in England.
Kleiberg has worked as a composer since 1981 when he received his first commission. He was appointed associate professor at the department of music at the University of Trondheim in 1986, and professor of music at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet) in 2008.