Deceased

How Did Herbert von Karajan Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 81

GenderMaleNationalityCisleithaniaBorn05/04/1908Born inSalzburg, AustriaDied16/07/1989Died inAnif, SalzburgCausemyocardial infarctionWikidataQ154895 ↗Buried atSalzburgTMDb#129155 ↗

Herbert von Karajan 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.

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Filmography96 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2024	Grace Bumbry is CarmenMovie	Conductor	116
2023	Ludwig Van Beethoven: 9 SymphoniesMovie	Conductor	115
2019	Rostropovich: L'archet IndomptableMovie	Self (archive footage)	111
2019	Karajan: Portrait of a MaestroMovie	Self - Music Conductor (archive footage)	111
2018	Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana & Leoncavallo: PagliacciMovie	Conductor	110
2017	The Clouzot ScandalMovie	Self (archive footage)	109
2017	Karajan - Der Maestro und sein FestivalMovie	Self (archive)	109
2015	Verdi: FalstaffMovie	Self - Conductor	107
2012	Herbert von Karajan – The Second LifeMovie	Self (archive footage)	104
2010	Karajan dirigiert Beethovens Siebente (Directors Cut)Movie	Self (archive footage)	102
2008	Karajan In ConcertMovie	Self - Conductor	100
2008	Karajan: Beauty As I See ItMovie	Self (archive footage)	100
2008	Beethoven · Missa Solemnis (Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan)Movie	Self - Conductor	100
2008	Karajan - Beethoven: The SymphoniesMovie	Self - Conductor	100
2008	Karajan: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphonies nos. 1-4Movie	—	100
2008	Karajan: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no. 9Movie	—	100
2008	Karajan: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphonies nos. 5-8Movie	—	100
2008	Karajan: Richard Strauss: Tod und Verklarung / MetamorphosenMovie	—	100
2008	Karajan: Richard Strauss: Eine Alpensinfonie / Also Sprach ZarathustraMovie	—	100
2008	Inside KarajanMovie	Self	100
2008	Herbert von Karajan: Maestro for the ScreenMovie	Self (archival footage)	100
2008	Karajan: Richard Strauss: Don Quixote / Ein HeldenlebenMovie	Self - Conductor	100
2007	Karajan - Bruckner - Symphonies Nos. 8 & 9Movie	Self	99
2007	Rostropovich Life & ArtMovie	Self - Conductor	99
2007	Karajan Tchaikovsky Symphonies 4, 5 & 6Movie	Self - Conductor	99
2005	Karajan: Beethoven - Symphonies 7, 8 & 9Movie	Self - Conductor	97
2005	Karajan · Die SymphonienMovie	Self - Conductor	97
2005	Karajan: Beethoven - Symphonies 4, 5 & 6Movie	Self - Conductor	97
2005	Karajan: Beethoven - Symphonies 1, 2 & 3Movie	Self - Conductor	97
2003	Karajan: Opening Concert - Berlin 750 YearsMovie	—	95
2003	Herbert Von Karajan: Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5Movie	Self - Conductor	95
2001	Herbert von Karajan: Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6Movie	Self - Conductor	93
2000	Herbert Von Karajan: Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4Movie	Self - Conductor	92
1999	Karajan: 1988 New Year's Concert - Prokofiev & TchaikovskyMovie	—	91
1999	Herbert Von Karajan: Dvorák - Symphony No. 9Movie	Self - Conductor	91
1999	Maestro, Maestro! Herbert von KarajanMovie	Self	91
1993	The Art of Conducting: Great Conductors of the PastMovie	Self (archive footage)	85
1992	Karajan conducts Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition (Orch. Ravel)Movie	Herbert von Karajan	84
1990	Vivaldi - The Four Seasons / Von Karajan, Mutter, Berlin PhilharmonicMovie	Self - Conductor	82
1987	Don GiovanniMovie	Self - Conductor	79
1987	Herbert Von Karajan - New Year's Concert Vienna 1987Movie	Self - Conductor	79
1987	Neujahrskonzert der Wiener Philharmoniker 1987Movie	Self - Conductor	79
1986	Karajan: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: RequiemMovie	—	78
1986	Herbert von Karajan conducts Beethoven's Symphony No. 9Movie	Self	78
1986	Herbert von Karajan: Verdi: Don CarloMovie	—	78
1986	Don CarloMovie	Self - Conductor	78
1985	Dvorak: Symphony No. 9: From the New WorldMovie	Self - Conductor	77
1985	Karajan: Mozart - Coronation MassMovie	—	77
1985	Karajan: Brahms: German RequiemMovie	Conductor	77
1985	Karajan: Antonin Dvorak: Symphony No. 8Movie	Self	77
1985	Herbert Von Karajan - Berliner Philarmoniker - Debussy: La Mer, Prélude A L'après-midi D'un Faune - Ravel: Daphnis Et Chloé Suite No. 2Movie	Conductor	77
1984	Karajan: Bach: Violin Concerto No. 2: New Year's Eve Concert 1984Movie	Self - Conductor	76
1984	Beethoven: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 61Movie	Self - Conductor	76
1984	Karajan: Beethoven: Violin ConcertoMovie	—	76
1984	Der RosenkavalierMovie	Self - Conductor	76
1984	Herbert von Karajan: Verdi: RequiemMovie	Self - Conductor	76
1984	Karajan: Strauss: Death and Transfiguration & MetamorphosenMovie	dirigent	76
1984	Karajan: Beethoven: Symphony 1 & 8Movie	Self	76
1984	Bach: Magnificat - KarajanMovie	Self - Conductor	76
1984	Herbert von Karajan: Live in OsakaMovie	Self - Conductor	76
1980	Brahms: The SymphoniesMovie	Self - Conductor	72
1979	Zeugen des JahrhundertsSeries	Self	71
1979	Karajan conducts Ravel and DebussyMovie	Self	71
1978	Wagner: Das RheingoldMovie	Self - Conductor	70
1978	BiographiesSeries	Self	70
1978	Il Trovatore - VerdiMovie	Self - Conductor	70
1978	Karajan: New Year's Eve ConcertMovie	—	70
1978	Karajan Brahms Ein Deutsches RequiemMovie	Self - Conductor	70
1978	Impressions of Herbert von KarajanMovie	Self	70
1977	Beethoven Symphony No. 9Movie	Self - Conductor	69
1977	The Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert: 1977Movie	Self - Conductor	69
1974	Puccini's Madama ButterflyMovie	Self - Conductor	66
1973	OtelloMovie	Conductor	65
1973	Karajan dirigiert Beethovens fünfte SymphonieMovie	Self - Conductor	65
1972	Le Grand ÉchiquierSeries	Self	64
1972	Le Grand ÉchiquierSeries	Self - Main Guest	64
1972	EroicaMovie	Conductor	64
1971	Beethoven - Symphony No. 7Movie	Self - Conductor	63
1971	Beethoven - Symphony No. 5Movie	Self	63
1971	Beethoven - Symphony No. 8Movie	Self - Conductor	63
1970	Cavalleria rusticana / PagliacciMovie	Self - Conductor	62
1970	Von Reinhardt bis Karajan - 50 Jahre Salzburger FestspieleMovie	Self (archive footage)	62
1967	Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in B-Flat, Op. 23 (Karajan, Weissenberg, 1967)Movie	self	59
1967	PastoraleMovie	Self - Conductor	59
1967	Verdi – Messa da RequiemMovie	Self - Conductor	59
1967	Herbert von Karajan, Symphonie n°5 BeethovenMovie	Self - Conductor	59
1966	Yehudi Menuhin und Herbert von Karajan – Mozart: Konzert für Violine und Orchester Nr. 5Movie	Self - Conductor	58
1966	Karajan: Mozart Violin Concerto No 5, Dvorak Symphony No.9Movie	Self - Conductor	58
1966	Menuhin and Karajan - The Concert Great Moments in MusicMovie	—	58
1965	aspekteSeries	Self	57
1965	La BohèmeMovie	Self - Conductor	57
1965	Karajan in RehearsalMovie	Self - Conductor	57
1963	Der Sport-SpiegelSeries	Self	55
1962	Der RosenkavalierMovie	Self - Conductor	54
1957	Zeichen der ZeitSeries	Self	49
0	Clouzot filme Karajan : la Symphonie du Nouveau Monde de DvořákMovie	Chef d'Orchestre	—