When did Herbert von Karajan begin conducting?
Before 1920
After 1940
Between 1925 and 1935
After 1950
Answer
Herbert von Karajan began conducting between 1925 and 1935. He was born in Austria-Hungary in 1908, and began his musical career as a violinist. He studied conducting with Bruno Walter and Wilhelm Furtwängler, and made his conducting debut in 1929. In 1933, he became the principal conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, a position he held until 1945.
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