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Herbert von Karajan was an Austrian conductor. He was principal conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic for 35 years. He is generally regarded as one of the greatest conductors of the 20th century, and he was a dominant figure in European classical music from the mid-1950s until his death. Karajan was born in Salzburg, Austria. He was a child prodigy at the piano. In 1933 Karajan made his conducting debut at the Salzburg Festival