117 years ago today, on April 5, 1908 (March 5, 1908), the musical master Karajan was born. Herbert von Karajan (April 5, 1908 - July 16, 1989) Herbert von Karajan, the world-famous conductor of the twentieth century. On April 5, 1908, the world-famous conductor Herbert von Karajan was born in Salzburg, Austria. His father was a surgeon, and his mother was fascinated by Wagner's movements and was an excellent pianist. From his birth, Karajan showed exceptional musical talent. Under his mother's tutelage, he began playing at the age of 4 and gave his first concert at a small-town hotel near the village of Salzburg, playing Mozart's Waltz. At the age of 8, he entered the prestigious Mozart Academy of Music in Salzburg. At the age of 9, he began to perform as a performer at the Mozart Hall... However, Karajan switched from piano major to conductor when he graduated from the conservatory in 1926. Belonhard Pomgartner, the dean of the academy, was wise when he told the 18-year-old Karajan faithfully: "If you want to achieve something in music, you can't play the piano with two hands. You have to use the orchestra. Be a conductor!" He followed the advice of his mentor and studied conducting at the Vienna Conservatory. Karajan conducted the Vienna Symphony Orchestra for the first time in 1934, and then Beethoven's Fidelio in Berlin, which caused a sensation and made him famous. He was the conductor of the Vienna Philharmonic, the Vienna State Opera Orchestra, the London Symphony Orchestra, the Berlin State Opera Orchestra, and the Paris Orchestra. In 1955 he was appointed as the lifetime conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic. Under his guidance, the Berlin Symphony Orchestra became one of the most famous orchestras in the world, and experts recognized that the orchestra performed with the strange "Karajan sound." Karajan enjoyed high prestige for his excellent conducting art. Not only in Europe and the United States, his name is well known, in our country, he is also very famous. He led the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra to visit China in October 1979, and held three sensational concerts in the capital, causing a "Karajan fever" and "classical music fever". Karajan's work attitude is serious and meticulous. He dedicated his life to conducting countless concerts and recording more than 700 tapes (records). His classical music works have set world best-selling records; Beethoven's works alone have sold 7 million sets of records and cassettes around the world. The artistic characteristics of his conductor are far-sighted, solemn and perfect expression of the ideological essence and artistic realm of the work. His conductor's movements are free and easy, generous and graceful, both bold and powerful when he is open, and vivid and fascinating when he is delicate. He conducts with concentration, often closed eyes and deep thoughts, and firmly attracts the band with magical movements, so that they are naturally in the artistic conception of depicting the depth of the work, pushing the music to a touching climax. As a conductor, he and the band are integrated in artistic activities, so that there is a tacit understanding of chamber music between the various parts of the band, thus shaping a clear and moving musical image. Karajan's life is a majestic symphony. Under his dreamlike gestures, the audience's thoughts were taken into the lofty world of art by him, and he built a bridge of dedication and appreciation between music and listeners. On July 16, 1989, Karajan, the world-renowned conductor of music, passed away, but he will always be with music! Music Master Karajan Music Master Karajan