Claudio Abbado

1933-06-26 – 2014-01-20 (age 80) Milano, Italy

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Biography

Claudio Abbado was an Italian conductor. He served at various times as music director of the La Scala opera house in Milan, principal conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra, principal guest conductor of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, music director of the Vienna State Opera, founder and director of Lucerne Festival Orchestra, music director of European Union Youth Orchestra, and principal conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic orchestra.

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Claudio Abbado

Known For

Macbeth

Macbeth

1979

as Self - Conductor

Khovanshchina

Khovanshchina

1989

as Self - Conductor

Conducting Mahler

Conducting Mahler

2002

as Self - Conductor

Lucerne 2007: Abbado conducts Mahler 3rd Symphony

Lucerne 2007: Abbado conducts Mahler 3rd Symphony

2009

as Self - Conductor

To Play and to Fight

To Play and to Fight

2007

as Self - Interviewee

The Exile and Death of Andrei Tarkovsky

The Exile and Death of Andrei Tarkovsky

1988

as Self

Berlin Philharmonic European Concert 1998 Stockholm

Berlin Philharmonic European Concert 1998 Stockholm

1999

as Self - Conductor

Maurizio Pollini: De main de maître

Maurizio Pollini: De main de maître

2014

as Self

Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concertos 1-6

Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concertos 1-6

2008

as Self - Conductor

Pollini Piano Concertos Beethoven Mozart and Brahms

Pollini Piano Concertos Beethoven Mozart and Brahms

2005

as Self - Conductor

Lucerne Festival: Mahler: Symphony No. 6

Lucerne Festival: Mahler: Symphony No. 6

2007

as Self - Conductor

Claudio Abbado: Hearing the Silence

Claudio Abbado: Hearing the Silence

2003

as Self

Mahler: Symphony No. 4 / Schoenberg: Pelleas and Melisande

Mahler: Symphony No. 4 / Schoenberg: Pelleas and Melisande

2009

as Self - Conductor

Beethoven, Mozart & Brahms Piano Concertos

Beethoven, Mozart & Brahms Piano Concertos

1979

as Self - Conductor

Mahler Symphony No. 5 – Lucerne Festival / Claudio Abbado

Mahler Symphony No. 5 – Lucerne Festival / Claudio Abbado

2004

as Self - Conductor

Mahler: Symphony No. 9

Mahler: Symphony No. 9

2005

as Self - Conductor

Claudio Abbado in Rehearsal: Verdi: Missa Da Requiem

Claudio Abbado in Rehearsal: Verdi: Missa Da Requiem

1985

as Self - Conductor

Lucerne Festival 2009 - Abbado conducts Mahler No. 4 Rückert Lieder

Lucerne Festival 2009 - Abbado conducts Mahler No. 4 Rückert Lieder

2010

as Self - Conductor

Beethoven: Symphony No. 8 - Claudio Abbado, Berliner Philharmoniker

2001

as Self - Conductor

Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 - Claudio Abbado, Berliner Philharmoniker

Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 - Claudio Abbado, Berliner Philharmoniker

2001

as Self - Conductor