Herbert von Karajan, the internationally acclaimed conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, has stepped down from that powerful position after 34 years, citing frail health.In a letter to ...

Herbert von Karajan, longtime conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra and one of the most powerful musicians of the 20th Century, died Sunday near Salzburg, Austria, where he was born. Mr ...

Under Herbert von Karajan, the Berlin Philharmonic became perhaps the most celebrated orchestra in the world. Philadelphia was smooth; Berlin was smoother. Chicago was powerful and daringly ...

Karajan's concerts were banned in Detroit and picketed in New York. Philadelphia Orchestra director Eugene Ormandy refused to shake Karajan's hand when the Berlin Philharmonic toured the U.S. in 1955.

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. The 127-year-old band is no stranger to technological advances -- in ...

The Philharmonic’s burnished sound and plush legato strings, honed in the mid-to-late 20th century under conductor Herbert von Karajan, are both the stuff of legend and a still-audible link to ...

The Berliner Philharmoniker's Digital Concert Hall marks its 15th anniversary, ... and Herbert von Karajan's radio recordings, featuring mostly previously unreleased material, ...

For the 1978 New Year's Eve concert with the Berlin Philharmonic, Karajan put together a program of exclusively popular classical works, pieces that would guarantee a bubbly good time.

The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra's guest appearances at Disney Concert Hall this past weekend marked two homecomings. For conductor Simon Rattle, it was a return to the city where, barely out of ...