In 1946, Karajan gave his first post-war concert in Vienna with the Vienna Philharmonic, but he was banned from further conducting activities by the Soviet occupation authorities because of his Nazi party membership.
Godine 1946., Karajan je izveo svoj prvi poratni koncert u Beču s Bečkom filharmonijom ali daljnje koncertne aktivnosti brane mu sovjetske okupacijske vlasti radi bivšeg članstva u Nacističkoj stranci.