Karajan: Portrait of a Maestro

Karajan: Portrait of a Maestro

53 mins | Documentary, History, TV Movie | Sept. 22, 2019

An account of the life and work of controversial German orchestra conductor Herbert von Karajan (1908-89), celebrated as one of the greatest musicians of the twentieth century.

Karajan: Portrait of a Maestro

53 mins | Documentary, History, TV Movie | Sept. 22, 2019

Karajan: Portrait of a Maestro
An account of the life and work of controversial German orchestra conductor Herbert von Karajan (1908-89), celebrated as one of the greatest musicians of the twentieth century.
Producers Südwestrundfunk, ARTE
Original title Karajan – Porträt eines Maestros
Directors Sigrid Faltin
Writers

Cast

Birgitta Assheuer

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Peter Csobádi

as Self - Music Journalist

Oliver Rathkolb

as Self - Historian

Christa Ludwig

as Self - Opera Singer

Eleonore Büning

as Self - Music Critic

Alexandra Gütermann

as Self - Anita von Karajan's Niece

Lore Salzburger

as Self - Karajan's Secretary

Werner Resel

as Self - Musician

Karl Leister

as Self - Musician

Anne-Sophie Mutter

as Self - Musician

Peter Brem

as Self - Musician

Clemens Hellsberg

as Self - Musician

Joachim Tiburtius

as Self - Politician (voice)

Herbert von Karajan

as Self - Music Conductor (archive footage)

Fritz Kaiser

as Self - Musician (archive footage)

Wilhelm Furtwängler

as Self - Musician (archive footage)

Joseph Goebbels

as Self - Politician (archive footage)

Winifred Wagner

as Self - Musical Director (archive footage)

Anita von Karajan

as Self - Karajan's 2nd Wife (archive footage)

Eliette von Karajan

as Self - Karajan's 3rd Wife (archive footage)

Willy Brandt

as Self - Politician (archive footage)

Sabine Meyer

as Self - Musician (archive footage)