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Herbert von Karajan (born Heribert Ritter[a] von Karajan; 5 April 1908 – 16 July 1989) was an Austrian conductor. He was principal conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic for 34 years. During the Nazi era, he debuted at the Salzburg Festival, with the Vienna Philharmonic, the Berlin Philharmonic, and during the Second World War he conducted at the Berlin State Opera. Generally regarded as one of the greatest conductors of the 20th century, he was a controversial but dominant figure in European classical music from the mid-1950s until his death. Part of the reason for this was the large number of recordings he made and their prominence during his lifetime. By one estimate, he was the top-selling classical music recording artist of all time, having sold an estimated 200 million records. The Karajans were of Macedonian Greek ancestry. Herbert's great-great-grandfather, Georg Karajan (Geórgios Karajánnis, Greek: Γεώργιος Καραγιάννης), was born in Kozani, in the Ottoman province of Rumelia (now in Greece), leaving for Vienna in 1767, and eventually Chemnitz, Electorate of Saxony. His last name, like several other Ottoman-era ones, contains the Turkish language prefix "kara", which means "black". He and his brother participated in the establishment of Saxony's cloth industry, and both were ennobled for their services by Frederick Augustus III on 1 June 1792, thus adding the prefix "von" to the family name. This usage disappeared with the abolition of Austrian nobility after World War I. The surname Karajánnis became Karajan. Although traditional biographers ascribed a Slovak and Serbian or simply a Slavic origin to his mother, Karajan's family from the maternal side, through his grandfather who was born in the village of Mojstrana, Duchy of Carniola (today in Slovenia), was Slovene. Aromanian heritage has also been claimed. Through the Slovene line, Karajan was related to the Slovenian-Austrian composer Hugo Wolf. He also seems to have known some Slovene. Heribert Ritter von Karajan was born in Salzburg, Austria-Hungary, the second son of senior consultant Ernst von Karajan (1868–1951) and Marta (née Martha Kosmač; 1881–1954) (married 1905). He was a child prodigy at the piano. From 1916 to 1926, he studied at the Mozarteum in Salzburg with Franz Ledwinka (piano), Franz Zauer (harmony), and Bernhard Paumgartner (composition and chamber music). He was encouraged to concentrate on conducting by Paumgartner, who detected his exceptional promise in that regard. In 1926 Karajan graduated from the conservatory and continued his studies at the Vienna Academy, studying piano with Josef Hofmann (a teacher with the same name as the pianist) and conducting with Alexander Wunderer and Franz Schalk. Karajan made his debut as a conductor in Salzburg on 22 January 1929. The performance got the attention of the general manager of the Stadttheater in Ulm and led to Karajan's first appointment as assistant Kapellmeister of the theater. His senior colleague in Ulm was Otto Schulmann. After Schulmann was forced to leave Germany in 1933 with the NSDAP takeover, Karajan was promoted to first Kapellmeister. ... Source: Article "Herbert von Karajan" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
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- wc Gender: Male
- calendar_month Birth Date: 1908-04-05
- event Death Date 1989-07-16
- school Known for: Acting
- star Popularity: 3.2
- info Birth Place Salzburg, Austria
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Karajan - Der Maestro und sein Festival
2017-04-08
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Karajan: Strauss: Death and Transfiguration & Metamorphosen
1984-01-01
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Beethoven - Symphony No. 5
1971-01-01
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Beethoven - Symphony No. 8
1971-01-01
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Beethoven - Symphony No. 7
1971-01-01
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Beethoven Symphony No. 9
1977-12-31
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Karajan conducts Ravel and Debussy
1979-02-15
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Neujahrskonzert der Wiener Philharmoniker 1987
1987-01-03
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Herbert von Karajan conducts Beethoven's Symphony No. 9
1986-01-01
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Karajan - Beethoven: The 9 Symphonies DVD
2008-05-05
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Sternstunden der Musik: Der Rosenkavalier mit Karajan in Salzburg 1960
2020-08-09
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La Bohème
1965-01-16
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Clouzot filme Karajan : la Symphonie du Nouveau Monde de Dvořák
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Der Rosenkavalier
1984-08-02
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Von Reinhardt bis Karajan - 50 Jahre Salzburger Festspiele
1970-08-16
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Karajan: Beethoven: Violin Concerto
1984-01-01
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Karajan: Mozart - Coronation Mass
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Karajan: 1988 New Year's Concert - Prokofiev & Tchaikovsky
1999-10-26
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Karajan: Opening Concert - Berlin 750 Years
2003-11-01
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Karajan - Bruckner - Symphonies Nos. 8 & 9
2007-01-01
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Karajan: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem
1986-05-26
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Otello
1973-05-21
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Karajan: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphonies nos. 1-4
2008-03-17
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Karajan: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphonies nos. 5-8
2008-03-17
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Karajan: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no. 9
2008-03-17
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Karajan: Richard Strauss: Tod und Verklarung / Metamorphosen
2008-03-17
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Karajan: Richard Strauss: Eine Alpensinfonie / Also Sprach Zarathustra
2008-03-14
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Karajan: New Year's Eve Concert
1978-12-31
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Herbert von Karajan: Verdi: Don Carlo
1986-01-01
6.2
Pastorale
1967-06-14
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Der Rosenkavalier
1962-10-09
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Vivaldi - The Four Seasons / Von Karajan, Mutter, Berlin Philharmonic
1990-02-16
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Inside Karajan
2008-06-01
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Dvorak: Symphony No. 9: From the New World
1985-01-01
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Verdi – Messa da Requiem
1967-01-01
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Don Giovanni
1987-07-18
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Karajan: Beethoven - Symphonies 7, 8 & 9
2005-10-24
9.5
Madama Butterfly
1974-09-14
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Karajan dirigiert Beethovens Siebente (Directors Cut)
2010-06-15
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Herbert von Karajan – The Second Life
2012-12-25
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Wagner: Das Rheingold
1978-05-31
9
The Art of Conducting: Great Conductors of the Past
1993-01-01
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Karajan · Die Symphonien
2005-10-31
9
Beethoven · Missa Solemnis (Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan)
2008-03-28
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Herbert Von Karajan: Dvorák - Symphony No. 9
1999-10-01
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Herbert von Karajan: Verdi: Requiem
1984-01-01
10
Eroica
1972-06-14
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Karajan dirigiert Beethovens fünfte Symphonie
1973-06-14
10
Eroica - Director's Cut
2009-06-15
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Karajan: Beethoven - Symphonies 4, 5 & 6
2005-12-06
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Herbert von Karajan, Symphonie n°5 Beethoven
1967-01-09
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Yehudi Menuhin und Herbert von Karajan – Mozart: Konzert für Violine und Orchester Nr. 5
1966-01-01
6.5
The Clouzot Scandal
2017-10-17
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Karajan: Beauty As I See It
2008-05-10
7
Karajan: Portrait of a Maestro
2019-09-22
10
Rostropovich: L'archet Indomptable
2019-09-08
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Karajan Brahms Ein Deutsches Requiem
1978-01-01
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Karajan Tchaikovsky Symphonies 4, 5 & 6
2007-05-09
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Karajan in Rehearsal
1965-03-04
7
Rostropovich Life & Art
2007-02-05
8.5
Cavalleria rusticana / Pagliacci
1970-07-25
9
Brahms: The Symphonies
1980-02-05
5.8
Il Trovatore - Verdi
1978-01-01
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Karajan: Beethoven - Symphonies 1, 2 & 3
2005-12-06
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Don Carlo
1986-01-01
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Herbert Von Karajan - New Year's Concert Vienna 1987
1987-01-01
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Karajan: Beethoven: Symphony 1 & 8
1984-01-01
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Herbert Von Karajan: Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5
2003-01-01
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Herbert von Karajan: Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6
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Herbert Von Karajan: Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4
2000-01-01
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Karajan: Mozart Violin Concerto No 5, Dvorak Symphony No.9
1966-01-01
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Herbert von Karajan: Maestro for the Screen
2008-04-07
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Impressions of Herbert Von Karajan
1978-03-30
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Beethoven: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 61
1984-01-01
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Karajan: Bach: Violin Concerto No. 2: New Year's Eve Concert 1984
2004-01-01
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Karajan: Brahms: German Requiem
1985-01-01
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Karajan: Antonin Dvorak: Symphony No. 8
1985-01-01
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The Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert: 1977
1977-12-31
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Verdi: Falstaff
2015-09-11
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Lebensläufe
1978-01-21
8
Le Grand Échiquier
1972-01-12
8
Le Grand Échiquier
1972-01-12
3.5
Goldene Kamera Verleihung
1966-01-25
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Zeugen des Jahrhunderts
1979-09-23
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Zeichen der Zeit
1957-08-01
7
aspekte
1965-10-17
6
Der Sport-Spiegel
1963-04-02
movie_edit Directing
6
Karajan - Beethoven: The 9 Symphonies DVD
2008-05-05
6
Der Rosenkavalier
1984-08-02
6
Bizet Carmen
1967-01-01
6
The Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert: 1977
1977-12-31
6
Il Trovatore - Verdi
1978-01-01
6
Pastorale
1967-06-14
6
Don Giovanni
1987-07-18
6
Franco Zeffirellis "La Bohème" - Sternstunden der Musik
6
Wagner: Die Walküre
2017-04-05
6
Karajan: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem
1986-05-26
6
Karajan: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem
1986-05-26
6
Karajan: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphonies nos. 5-8
2008-03-17
6
Karajan: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no. 9
2008-03-17
6
Karajan: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphonies nos. 1-4
2008-03-17
6
Karajan: Richard Strauss: Tod und Verklarung / Metamorphosen
2008-03-17
6
Karajan: Richard Strauss: Eine Alpensinfonie / Also Sprach Zarathustra
2008-03-14
6
Karajan: New Year's Eve Concert
1978-12-31
6
Herbert von Karajan: Verdi: Don Carlo
1986-01-01
6
Karajan: Strauss: Death and Transfiguration & Metamorphosen
1984-01-01
6
Wagner: Das Rheingold
1978-05-31
6
Beethoven · Missa Solemnis (Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan)
2008-03-28
6
La Bohème
1965-01-16
6
Cavalleria rusticana / Pagliacci
1970-07-25
6
Cavalleria rusticana / Pagliacci
1970-07-25
6
Karajan dirigiert Beethovens fünfte Symphonie
1973-06-14
6
Don Carlo
1986-01-01
6
Bizet Carmen
1967-01-01
6
Bizet Carmen
1967-01-01
6
Karajan Tchaikovsky Symphonies 4, 5 & 6
2007-05-09
6
Brahms: The Symphonies
1980-02-05
6
Otello
1973-05-21