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Herbert von Karajan

1908 - 1989

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Herbert von Karajan (German: [ˈhɛʁbɛʁt fɔn ˈka(ː)ʁajan] ; born Heribert Adolf Ernst 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Herbert von Karajan is the most popular conductor, the 39th most popular biography from Austria (down from 33rd in 2019) and the most popular Austrian Conductor.

Herbert von Karajan was a German conductor who was most famous for his work with the Berlin Philharmonic.

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Among CONDUCTORS

Among conductors, Herbert von Karajan ranks 1 out of 128. After him are Riccardo Muti, Claudio Abbado, Arturo Toscanini, Daniel Barenboim, Zubin Mehta, Wilhelm Furtwängler, Karl Böhm, Sergiu Celibidache, Lorin Maazel, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, and Bruno Walter.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1908, Herbert von Karajan ranks 9. Before him are Enver Hoxha, Oskar Schindler, Salvador Allende, Abraham Maslow, Claude Lévi-Strauss, and Lyndon B. Johnson. After him are Lev Landau, Otto Skorzeny, Amon Göth, Edward Teller, Willard Van Orman Quine, and Olivier Messiaen. Among people deceased in 1989, Herbert von Karajan ranks 6. Before him are Salvador Dalí, Nicolae Ceaușescu, Hirohito, Ferdinand Marcos, and Ruhollah Khomeini. After him are Samuel Beckett, Konrad Lorenz, Ted Bundy, Georges Simenon, Sergio Leone, and Zita of Bourbon-Parma.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Herbert von Karajan ranks 39 out of 1,424. Before him are Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor (1747), Johann Strauss I (1804), Anton Bruckner (1824), Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor (1578), Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor (1640), and Arnold Schoenberg (1874). After him are Egon Schiele (1890), Konrad Lorenz (1903), Viktor Frankl (1905), Hedy Lamarr (1914), Archduchess Gisela of Austria (1856), and Karl Landsteiner (1868).

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Among CONDUCTORS In Austria

Among conductors born in Austria, Herbert von Karajan ranks 1. After him are Karl Böhm (1894), Erich Kleiber (1890), Felix Mottl (1856), Franz Welser-Möst (1960), and Otmar Suitner (1922).

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