Claudio Abbado

Italian conductor (1933–2014)

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Claudio Abbado was an influential Italian orchestral conductor who led major opera houses and symphonies throughout his career from the mid-20th century until his death in 2014. He is remembered as one of the significant maestros of his era, shaping performances of classical and operatic music during a period of major cultural importance.

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LA CASA DELS SONS
La musica scorre a Berlino
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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…

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Mikail Pletnev – A Genius Between Times — Self - Conductor2025
Claudio Abbado and Maurizio Pollini at Lucerne Festival 2004 — Conductor2022
Claudio Abbado: The Last Concert — Self - Conductor2016
Mozart: Requiem: Karajan Memorial Concert — Self - Conductor2015
Maurizio Pollini: De main de maître — Self2014
Claudio Abbado conducts Brahms, Schoenberg & Beethoven - Lucerne Festival Opening Concert — Conductor2014
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Requiem - Claudio Abbado2013
Mozart Requiem - Claudio Abbado & Lucerne Festival Orchestra — Self - Conductor2013
Beethoven: The Symphonies — Self - Conductor2013
Meisterwerke der Klassik — Self2012

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Type: Person
Gender: Male
Origin: Italy
Active from: 1933
Active to: 2014

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Discography

Member of

Mahler Chamber Orchestra

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The Clavien-Dindo Classification of Surgical Complications
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The Sloan Digital Sky Survey: Technical Summary
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2018 ESC/ESH Guidelines for the management of arterial hypertension
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date of death: 2014-01-20
date of birth: 1933-06-26
Commons category: Claudio Abbado
name in native language: Claudio Abbado
start of work period: 1959-00-00
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Claudio Abbado OMRI ( Italian pronunciation: [ˈklaudjo abˈbaːdo]; 26 June 1933 – 20 January 2014) was an Italian conductor who was one of the leading conductors of his generation. He served as music director of the La Scala opera house in Milan, principal conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic, 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 the Lucerne Festival Orchestra, founder and director of the Mahler Chamber Orchestra, founding artistic director of the Orchestra Mozart and music director of the European Union Youth Orchestra. He was recipient of the Ernst von Siemens Music Prize and Senator for life in Italy.

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