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Native name: Herbert von Karajan

Birth name: Heribert Ritter von Karajan

Also known as: Herbert Karajan, Heribert Karajan, Karajan

Place of birth:

Salzburg Show on Google Maps

Birth date:

1908-04-05 • Birth Sign: Aries

Citizenship:

Austria, Nazi Germany, Cisleithania

Death date:

1989-07-16 (81 years old)

Short Bio:

Herbert von Karajan (; born Heribert Adolf Ernst Ritter 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 World War II 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 sold 200 million records.

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