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Photo from the 1950s. Karl August Leopold Böhm (28 August 1894 – 14 August 1981) was an Austrian conductor. He was best known for his performances of the music of Mozart, Wagner, and Richard Strauss. Life and career. Education. Munich, Darmstadt, Hamburg. Vienna, Dresden, Salzburg. After World War II. Success in New York. Bayreuth and Wagner.
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This week marked the 30th anniversary of the death of Karl Böhm. We looked through the Gramophone archive and found this interview with the legendary Austrian conductor from 1972 when the music critic Alan Blyth sought out Böhm in Salzburg.
Apr 17, 2024 · Böhm became musical director at Darmstadt in 1927, at Hamburg in 1931, and at Dresden in 1934. He made his London debut at Covent Garden in 1936. Böhm came under public criticism for taking the Dresden position because he had replaced Fritz Busch, who had been forced to resign by the Nazis; Böhm replaced Bruno Walter at Salzburg in 1938 ...
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Aug 20, 2023 · He secured a top post at the Wiener Staatsoper in 1943, eventually becoming music director. On the occasion of the 80th birthday of Richard Strauss, on June 11th, 1944, he conducted the Vienna State Opera performance of Ariadne auf Naxos .
May 23, 2018 · Böhm, Karl (b Graz, 1894; d Salzburg, 1981). Austrian conductor. First post at Graz 1917, becoming chief cond. 1920. Munich Opera 1921–7. Generalmusikdirektor Darmstadt 1927–31, Hamburg 1931–4, Dresden 1934–42, Vienna 1943–5. Dir. of rebuilt Vienna State Opera 1955–6. Regular cond. Salzburg Fest. (début 1943), Vienna, Bayreuth ...
In 1927 he became Generalmusikdirektor (music director) at Darmstadt. He often conducted modern operas, including Berg’s Wozzeck. In 1931 he moved to Hamburg. In 1933 he conducted the Vienna Philharmonic, both in opera and concert performances.
