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Austrian conductor (1894-1981)

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Austria
Active from
1894-08-28
Active to
1981-08-14
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Karl August Leopold Böhm (August 28, 1894 – August 14, 1981) was an Austrian conductor. Born in Graz, Austria, Böhm studied law and earned a doctorate on this subject. He later studied music at the Graz Conservatory. On the recommendation of Karl Muck, Bruno Walter engaged him at Munich's Bavarian State Opera in 1921. Darmstadt (1927) and Hamburg (1931) were the next places he resided as a young conductor, before succeeding Fritz Busch as head of Dresden's Semper Opera in 1934. <a href="https:/

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Born
( 1894-08-28 ) 28 August 1894, Graz , Austria-Hungary
Died
14 August 1981 (1981-08-14) (aged 86), Salzburg , Austria
Occupation
Conductor
Spouse
Thea Linhard
Children
Karlheinz Böhm
Relatives
Katharina Böhm (granddaughter)

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Karl Böhm
date of birth
1894-08-28
date of death
1981-08-14
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Karl Böhm
birth name
Karl August Leopold Böhm
start of work period
1917-00-00
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18 objects attributed to Karl Böhm, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Karl August Leopold Böhm (28 August 1894 – 14 August 1981) was an Austrian conductor. He was best known for his performances of the music of Mozart, Beethoven, Wagner, and Richard Strauss.

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