Karl heinz boehm biography examples wikipedia

He was one of the greatest conductors of the 20th century , especially famous for his conducting of the music of Mozart , Wagner and Richard Strauss. He wanted to be a musician, but his father said that he should study law first, because musicians did not make much money, and if he was not successful as a musician he could then always have a job in law.

Although he learned to play the piano and to compose, he just wanted to be a conductor.

Karl August Leopold Böhm (28 August – 14 August ) was an Austrian conductor.

He started his career by helping singers at the Graz Opera to learn their roles. In he became Generalmusikdirektor music director at Darmstadt. In he moved to Hamburg. In he conducted the Vienna Philharmonic , both in opera and concert performances. He became conductor at the opera house in Dresden when Fritz Busch lost that job because he said he did not like the Nazis.

He became a great friend of the composer Richard Strauss and conducted the first performances of two of his operas there: Die schweigsame Frau and Daphne.

Karlheinz Böhm, an Austrian actor turned humanitarian whose early reputation rested on numerous portrayals of princely heartthrobs and one role as a serial.

In got the very important job of conductor at the Vienna State Opera eventually becoming music director. He was invited to conduct many of the leading world orchestras. He was very popular there and conducted many operas, especially those by Mozart, Wagner and Richard Strauss. Late in life, he was a regular guest conductor with the London Symphony Orchestra.

He was given the title of LSO President for the rest of his life. During his last years his sight was not very good. He died in Salzburg in