Education
Faerber graduated from a Humanistisches Gymnasium (gymnasium with a focus on Greek and Latin) in Stuttgart in 1949 and from the State University of Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart in 1953.
Faerber graduated from a Humanistisches Gymnasium (gymnasium with a focus on Greek and Latin) in Stuttgart in 1949 and from the State University of Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart in 1953.
He was the managing director of the Württemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn (WKO) for over 40 years. Until 1962 he held the post of musical director of the Theater Heilbronn. Faerber founded the Württemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn in 1960, becoming its artistic director and Chief Executive Officer. He led the orchestra until February 2002 as conductor and artistic manager, touring the United States, Canada, England, France, Austria, Japan, and South Africa.
He was especially known for his performances of the Baroque repertory.
Soloists Anne-Sophie Mutter, Alfred Brendel, and Gidon Kremer have regularly worked with the WKO. Faerber was invited as a guest conductor by orchestras of the British Broadcasting Corporation and the English Chamber Orchestra. Faerber began recording 18th-century and later repertory for the Vox German record label starting in the 1960s.
His work reached an international audience with his later recordings for Britain"s Electric and Music Industries Records and the American Radio Corporation of America Records.