Karl Böhm

Personal Info

Birthday

August 28, 1894

Day of Death

1981-08-14

(86 years old)

Place of Birth

Graz, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]

Also Known As

Karl August Leopold Böhm

Prof. Karl Böhm

Prof. Dr. Karl Böhm

Dr. Karl Böhm

Karl Böhm

Biography

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.

Karl Böhm was born in Graz. The son of a lawyer, he studied law and earned a doctorate in this subject before entering the music conservatory in his home town of Graz, Austria. He later enrolled at the Vienna Conservatory, where he studied under Eusebius Mandyczewski, a friend of Johannes Brahms.

Known For

Böhm Conducts Brahms & Beethoven

Filmography

2007
Strauss: Ariadne Auf Naxos
as Self - Conductor
2006
Böhm Conducts Brahms & Beethoven
as Conductor
2005
Mozart Requiem
as Self - Conductor
1980
Die Entführung aus dem Serail
as Self - Conductor
1979
Beethoven, Mozart & Brahms Piano Concertos
as Self - Conductor
1978
Mozart Symphonies Vol. III - Nos. 28, 33, 39, "Serenata Notturna" and Karl Böhm documentary
as Self - Conductor
Mozart Symphonies Vol. I - Nos. 29,34,35,40,41 and Minuet K.409
as Self - Conductor
Mozart Symphonies Vol. II - Nos. 1,25,31,36,38 and "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik"
as Self - Conductor
1975
The Marriage of Figaro
as Self - Conductor
1974
Salome
as Self - Conductor
1973
Tristan und Isolde
as Self - Conductor
1972
Die Fledermaus
as Self - Conductor
1970
Von Reinhardt bis Karajan - 50 Jahre Salzburger Festspiele
as Self
Beethoven: Fidelio
as Self - Conductor
1965
Ariadne auf Naxos
as Self - Conductor