Herbert von Karajan was born in Salzberg, Austria in 1908. He was a recognised
child prodigy, being proficient at the piano from a very young age. He studied
at the Mozarteum university in Salzberg where he learned the rudimentaries of
classical composition and furthered his interest in conducting. After studying
conducting further at the Vienna Academy, he scored the job conducting 'Salome'
at Festspielhaus in 1929 and, from that position, earned a five year run as
kapellmeister for the Stadttheater in Ulm. During his time in Ulm Karajan
declared his allegiance to the Nazi party...