Herbert von Karajan: Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6

The story

Austrian maestro Herbert von Karajan conducts the Berlin Philharmonic in this 1984 performance of Tchaikovsky's last completed work -- Symphony no. 6 in B minor ("Pathétique"), op. 74 -- recorded live at Großer Musikvereinssaal in Vienna. One of classical music's most revered conductors -- and top-selling recording artists -- Herbert von Karajan led the acclaimed Berlin Philharmonic for 35 years until his death in 1989.

Cast & crew

Herbert von Karajan

Self - Conductor

VP

Vienna Philharmonic

Themselves

EW

Ernst Wild

Director, Cinematography

UM

Uli Märkle