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Code	DS/UK/7927
Name	Karajan; Herbert von (5 April 1908-16 July 1989); Austrian conductor
Variations of Name	Heribert Ritter von Karajan
Dates	5 April 1908-16 July 1989
Gender	Male
Place of Birth/Origin	Salzburg, Austria-Hungary (born)
Relationships	The Karajans were of Greek Macedonian or Aromanian ancestry Son of Ernst von Karajan and Marta née Kosmac Former husband of Elmy Holgerloef (operetta singer) (m.1938-1942) and Anna Maria 'Anita' Sauest (m.1942-1958) Husband of Eliette Mouret (French model) (m.1958-until his death)
Biography	Herbert von Karajan was an Austrian conductor. He was principal conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic for 35 years. Generally regarded as one of the greatest conductors of the 20th century, he was a dominant figure in European classical music from the mid-1950s until his death. Part of the reason for this was the large number of recordings he made and their prominence during his lifetime. By one estimate he was the top-selling classical music recording artist of all time, having sold an estimated 200 million records.

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