Herbert von Karajan

Herbert von Karajan was born in Salzburg on 5 April 1908 to a career that was second to none as a conductor to pre-eminent orchestras, opera houses and festivals, much of which he established. His conducting at Bayreuth and for the Salzburg Festival stands out in particular. He died during rehearsals in Salzburg for Verdi's A Masked Ball on 16 July 1989.

A selection of articles about Herbert von Karajan

To Talk or Not to Talk - Béla Hartmann discusses whether or not musicians should speak out in public

Musical Prowess - Robert Anderson's 'Opera Nights and Nightmares', read by Gerald Fenech

Ensemble. A Conductor's Opera - A new production of Puccini's 'La bohème' at Rome's Teatro dell'Opera, reviewed by Giuseppe Pennisi

Ensemble. A High-level Production - 'The Merry Widow', heard by Giuseppe Pennisi

CD Spotlight. Transcendent Resignation - Mahler's Ninth Symphony, heard by David Wilkins. '... played with love and knowledge and commitment ...'

CD Spotlight. Panache and Authority - Orchestral music by Richard Strauss, reviewed by Gerald Fenech. '... highly recommended ...'

CD Spotlight. Eminently Competitive - Mozart works for clarinet, reviewed by Howard Smith. '... Paul Dean demonstrates his exemplary fluency ...'

Ensemble. Podium Celebrity - Valery Gergiev and the Mariinsky Orchestra in Florida, reviewed by Lawrence Budmen

DVD Spotlight. Austria's Dynamo - A brief history of the Salzburg Festival, reviewed by Howard Smith. '... mandatory viewing!'

DVD Spotlight. Hothouse passions - Karajan's 'Il Trovatore', reviewed by Robert Anderson. '... wonderfully and indeed relentlessly captured ...'

Profile. A great schooling - Bill Newman talks to Igor Oistrakh as the 50th anniversary of the violinist's UK début approaches