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Karajan

American  
[kar-uh-yuhn, kah-rah-yahn] / ˈkær ə jən, ˈkɑ rɑˌjɑn /

noun

  1. Herbert von 1908–1989, Austrian conductor.


Karajan British  
/ ˈkaːrajan /

noun

  1. Herbert von (ˈhɛrbɛrt fɔn). 1908–89, Austrian conductor

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Other gifts include Bruckner’s Fourth and Eighth Symphonies, Schubert’s “Great” C major, Dvořák’s “New World” and Sibelius’s Fifth—a work in which Karajan remains sovereign.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 23, 2025

Yet here, on the Berliners’ own label, is a deluxe set of 24 discs, complete with lavish hardbound book, featuring Karajan and the orchestra in radio broadcasts from 1953 through 1969.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 23, 2025

He was awarded the Herbert von Karajan music price for lifetime achievement in December 2008 in Baden-Baden, southern Germany.

From BBC Jun. 17, 2025

Of the great musicians who have led this self-governing, proudly idiosyncratic orchestra, Leonard Bernstein and Pierre Boulez were made honorary members; Herbert von Karajan and Karl Böhm were given honorary conducting titles.

From New York Times Mar. 4, 2024

It was Karajan who discovered and published this pleasant correspondence with her.

From The Love Affairs of Great Musicians, Volume 1 by Hughes, Rupert

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