Siegfried Lauterwasser, von Karajan during rehearsal
Karajan is austere on the podium, businesslike from the moment he appears onstage, and restrained in his gestures. He has had his theatrical moments.
1982 New York concert: He was dressed in a black suit over a white turtleneck (he hates neckties). His perfectly brushed white hair glowed silver in the lights. Without acknowledging the audience, he stepped on the podium, planted his black Adidas at shoulder width (they would not move for the duration of the performance), and began at once. It was a Karajan manner that has become classic.
Karajan’s podium movements are spare, clean, unobtrusive.
He had a captivating look about him, handsome, with an underlying fierceness in the eyes. And he combined the dash of a wealthy sportsman–with his fast cars, his big boats, mountain climbing and skiing–with the steely self-discipline of a Buddhist monk. . . he held with tenacity his guiding principle: namely, that his musical mission put him essentially beyond reproach. Roger Vaughan, Herbert von Karajan: A Biographical Portrait.
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