Karajan | Karajan artists: Jess Thomas – the “more than six feet Siegfried”

2 MARCH 2023

Karajan artists: Jess Thomas – the “more than six feet Siegfried”

The American singer Jess Thomas was a true “heldentenor”, admired for his Lohengrin, Florestan, Parsifal and for the parts he worked on with Karajan...

2 MARCH 2023

Vienna Philharmonic interviews

The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra has always been one of the best in the world. Since its first concert in 1842 it was conducted by such artists as...

23 FEBRUARY 2023

Spotlight Strauss: “An Alpine Symphony”

Richard Strauss’ “An Alpine Symphony“ is a symphonic poem that was first performed in 1915. It is his longest orchestral work...

23 FEBRUARY 2023

Karajan artists: Sviatoslav Richter – the Russian titan

Sviatoslav Richter was a titan of Russian piano playing in the 20th century. Karajan and Richter met for the first time in Vienna in 1962...

23 FEBRUARY 2023

Karajan artists: Evgeny Kissin – the last prodigy

He is Karajan’s last discovery and the youngest remaining soloist who played under his direction: Evgeny Kissin was 17...

17 FEBRUARY 2023

Spotlight Tchaikovsky: The piano concerto No.1

Tchaikovsky’s piano concerto No.1 in B flat minor is arguably the most popular solo concerto of all. The triumphant introduction is one of the famous beginnings in classical music...