Karajan and Orchestras

Concert and Opera Performances

The list below summarises Karajan's public performances with all the
various orchestras which he conducted between 1928-1989.






Aachen Stadttheater Orchestra
approx. 160 Performances
1934-1942


Karajan with the Aachen Stadttheater Orchestra.



(Athens) Odeon Orchestra
1 Performance
1939
13th June in Athens



Badische Staatskapelle
2 Performances
1935
31st January & 12th March in Karlsruhe



Bavarian State Orchestra
4 Performances
1953
19th & 21st August in Munich
1963
1st & 5th December in Munich



Bayreuth Festival Orchestra
14 Performances
1951
5th, 8th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 15th, 16th, 19th & 21st August in Bayreuth
1952
23rd July and 2nd, 7th, 20th & 25th August in Bayreuth



(Berlin) Deutsche Oper Orchestra
7 Performances
1964
22nd, 25th, 28th & 31st October in Berlin
1965
9th May in Hamburg and 12th & 15th May in Berlin



Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
approx. 1520 Performances
1938
8th April and 27th September in Berlin
Note: 8th April was his first appearance in Berlin as well as his first appearance with the B.P.O.
1939
14th April in Berlin
1942
27th, 28th & 29th December in Berlin
1953
8th September in Berlin
1954
23rd September and 21st & 22nd November in Berlin
1955-1989
Note: 31st December 1988 New Year's Eve concert was Karajan's final appearance in Berlin.
Note: 27th March 1989 in Salzburg was his final appearance with the B.P.O.

1965
1980s

Karajan with the Berlin Philharmonic in the 1970s




(Berlin) Reichssender Orchestra
1 Performance
1938
?? November in Berlin



(Berlin) RIAS Orchestra
2 Performances
1955
29th September & 2nd October in Berlin



Berlin Staatskapelle
approx. 150 Performances
1938-1945
Note: 30th September 1938 was his first appearance at Berlin Staatsoper.



(Bucharest) George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra
2 Performances
1944
23rd & 27th January in Bucharest



(Buenos Aires) Teatro Colon Orchestra
2 Performances
1949
20th April & 4th May in Buenos Aires



Cleveland Orchestra
2 Performances
1967
16th August in Salzburg and 31st August in Lucerne



Cologne Orchestra
1 Performance
1936
15th May in Cologne



Cologne Radio Orchestra
? Performances
1935-1936
?? in Cologne



(Cologne) WDR Orchestra
3 Performances
1973
20th, 23rd & 25th August in Salzburg



Concertgebouw Orchestra
1 Performance
1938
23rd January in Amsterdam



(Copenhagen) Royal Danish Orchestra
1 Performance
1943
22nd February in Copenhagen



Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
1 Performance
1971
15th August in Salzburg



Dresden Staatskapelle
3 Performances
1965
15th August in Salzburg
1972
13th August in Salzburg
1976
15th August in Salzburg



European Youth Orchestra
2 Performances
1972
?? September in Berlin
1980
12th August in Salzburg



(Florence) Maggio Musicale
6 Performances
1941
30th & 31st May in Florence
1942
13th, 17th & 20th May and 2nd June in Florence



Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
2 Performances
1937
4th & 7th February in Gothenburg



Havana Philharmonic Orchestra
4 Performances
1949
20th & 21st March and 3rd & 4th April in Havana



International Youth Orchestra
1 Performance
1976
26th September in Berlin



Linz-Bruckner-Reichorchester
2 Performances
1944
23rd July in St Florian and 14th December in Linz



Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
1 Performance
1959
2nd July in Los Angeles


Karajan rehearsing the orchestra at the Hollywood Bowl.



Lucerne Festival Orchestra
9 Performances
1948
25th August in Lucerne
1949
10th August in Lucerne
1950
23rd August in Lucerne
1952
16th August in Lucerne
1953
15th August in Lucerne
1955
10th & 27th August in Lucerne
1956
15th August in Lucerne
1957
17th August in Lucerne


Karajan with the Lucerne Festival Orchestra.



Mannheim National Orchestra
1 Performance
1940
15th April in Mannheim



(Milan) La Scala Orchestra
approx. 110 Performances
1940-1968
Note: 9th May 1940 in Milan was his first performance in Italy.
Note: 11th June 1968 in Milan was his last performance with the La Scala Orchestra.




(Milan) RAI Milano Orchestra
1 Performance
1954
6th February in Milan



Mozarteum Orchestra
10 Performances
1929
22nd January, 19th April and 27th June in Salzburg
Note: 22nd January performance was his first fully professional conducting appearance.
1930
6th June in Salzburg
1931
22nd July in Salzburg
1933
17th, 21st, 25th and 31st August in Salzburg
1938
3rd March in Salzburg



(New York) Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
15 Performances
1967
21st, 24th & 27th November and 2nd & 5th December in New York
1968
31st October and 5th, 8th, 22nd, 25th & 30th November
1969
19th, 22nd, & 26th February and 1st March in New York



New York Philharmonic Orchestra
8 Performances
1958
13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 20th, 21st, 22nd, & 23rd November in New York
Click to see Concert Programme for 13th - 16th November



NHK Symphony Orchestra
14 Performances
1954
7th, 8th, 14th, 15th, 16th & 21st April in Tokyo
26th April in Kyoto
27th & 28th April in Takarazuka
30th April & 1st May in Nagoya
7th, 8th & 9th May in Tokyo


Karajan with the NHK Symphony Orchestra.



(Paris) Orchestre de Paris
23 Performances
1969
14th & 15th July in Aix-en-Provence
15th August in Salzburg
1st, 2nd & 3rd October in Paris
1970
17th, 18th & 19th June in Paris
21st June in Strasbourg
18th July in Aix-en-Provence
1st, 2nd & 3rd October in Paris
9th, 10th & 11th December in Paris
1971
22nd, 23rd & 24th June in Paris
26th June in Rouen
27th June in Strasbourg
?? July in Aix-en-Provence



(Paris) Paris Radio Orchestra
2 Performances
1944
19th April and 4th May in Paris



Philharmonia Orchestra
94 Performances
1948-1960
Note: For more details see the page on Karajan's work with the Philharmonia Orchestra



Rome Opera Orchestra
4 Performances
1953
12th, 15th, 20th, & 22nd December in Rome



(Rome) RAI Roma Orchestra
13 Performances
1952
6th, 20th & 24th December in Rome
1953
26th March and 5th, 11th, 19th & 21st December in Rome
1954
4th, 11th, 15th & 19th December in Rome
1967
20th May in Rome (Concert for Pope Paul VI)



(Rome) Santa Cecilia Orchestra
7 Performances
1948
25th & 28th April and 2nd May in Rome
Click to see Concert Programme for 2nd May 1948
1949
21st December in Rome
1950
3rd December in Rome
Click to see Concert Programme 3rd December 1950
1952
10th & 12th February in Rome



Stockholm Philharmonic
4 Performances
1939
15th March in Stockholm
1949
5th, 6th & 7th October in Stockholm



Stockholm Radio Orchestra
5 Performances
1938
29th January and 1st & 7th February in Stockholm
1939
14th & 16th March in Stockholm



Suisse-Romande Orchestra
4 Performances
1949
9th February in Geneva and 10th February in Lausanne
1950
8th February in Geneva and 9th February in Lausanne



(Trieste) Teatro Verdi Orchestra
6 Performances
1945
27th & 29th September and 6th & 7th October in Trieste
1947
22nd & 24th November in Trieste



(Turin) RAI Torino Orchestra
13 Performances
1948
14th May in Turin
1953
20th & 27th February and 10th, 11th & 24th April in Turin
16th & 17th September in Venice
1954
12th, 15th & 19th February in Turin
1955
15th & 16th January in Turin



Ulm Orchestra
approx. 140 Performances
1929-1934
Note: 31st March 1934 in Ulm was his final appearance as the orchestra's chief conductor.
1936
3rd February and 14th December in Ulm


Karajan with the Ulm Orchestra.



Utrecht Orchestra
1 Performance
1938
11th January in Maastricht



Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
2 Performances
1959
11th & 13th July in Vancouver



(Venice) La Fenice Orchestra
1 Performance
1947
30th November in Venice



(Vienna) Conservatoire Orchestra
1 Performance
1928
17th December in Vienna
Note: First conducting appearance.



Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
approx. 500 Performances
1934
21st August in Salzburg
Note: First appearance with the V.P.O.
1937
1st May in Vienna
Note: First appearance at the Vienna Staatsoper.
1946-1950
1957-1989
Note: 23rd April 1989 in Vienna was his final public conducting appearance.

December 1947
April 1963

New Years Day Concert 1987




Vienna Symphony Orchestra
approx. 240 Performances
1930
22nd July in Vienna
Note: First public appearance in Vienna.
1948-1963
Note: 3rd November 1963 in Vienna was his final public appearance with the V.S.O.