Herbert von Karajan

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Herbert von Karajan was a renowned 20th-century Austrian conductor, best known for his long tenure with the Berlin Philharmonic and influential recordings of the classical repertoire.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Austrian person
human
orchestral conductor
associatedWith Deutsche Grammophon
EMI Classics
Philips Records
awardReceived Ernst von Siemens Music Prize
Grammy Award
Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
burialPlace Anif, Austria
causeOfDeath heart attack
citizenship Austria
countryOfBirth Austria-Hungary
countryOfDeath Austria
dateOfBirth 1908-04-05
dateOfDeath 1989-07-16
educatedAt Mozarteum University Salzburg
University of Vienna (music studies)
employer Berlin Philharmonic
La Scala
Salzburg Festival
Vienna State Opera
endTime 1989 (principal conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic)
familyName von Karajan
fullName Heribert Ritter von Karajan
genre classical music
opera
givenName Heribert
movement post-war German musical life
notableFor influential classical music recordings
long tenure with the Berlin Philharmonic
notableWork recordings of Beethoven symphonies with the Berlin Philharmonic
recordings of Brahms symphonies with the Berlin Philharmonic
recordings of Richard Strauss tone poems
recordings of Tchaikovsky symphonies
recordings of Verdi operas
recordings of Wagner operas
occupation artistic director
conductor
placeOfBirth Salzburg
placeOfDeath Anif
politicalAffiliation Nazi Party (NSDAP) (historical)
positionHeld artistic director of the Salzburg Festival
director of the Vienna State Opera
principal conductor at La Scala
principal conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic
residence Anif
Berlin
Salzburg
spouse Anita Gütermann
Eliette von Karajan
startTime 1955 (principal conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic)


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