Claudio Abbado
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Claudio Abbado

Born 1933-06-26 · Milano, Italy · Died 2014-01-20

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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Known for

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2003 · Series
In Search of Beethoven★ 6.2Viewing moment
In Search of Beethoven
2009
Verdi: Simon BoccanegraViewing moment
Verdi: Simon Boccanegra
2002
Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concertos 1-6Viewing moment
Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concertos 1-6
2008
Mozart: Requiem: Karajan Memorial ConcertViewing moment
Mozart: Requiem: Karajan Memorial Concert
2021
Peter and the Wolf: A Prokofiev Fantasy★ 7Viewing moment
Peter and the Wolf: A Prokofiev Fantasy
1993
Mahler Symphony No.6 (Lucerne Festival Orchestra, Claudio Abbado)Viewing moment
Mahler Symphony No.6 (Lucerne Festival Orchestra, Claudio Abbado)
2022
Verdi: Simon BoccanegraViewing moment
Verdi: Simon Boccanegra
1978
Beethoven Symphonies Nos. 3 & 9Viewing moment
Beethoven Symphonies Nos. 3 & 9
2001
Berlin Philharmonic European Concert 1998 StockholmViewing moment
Berlin Philharmonic European Concert 1998 Stockholm
1999
Gustav Mahler - Symphony No 6 (Lucerne Festival, Claudio Abbado)Viewing moment
Gustav Mahler - Symphony No 6 (Lucerne Festival, Claudio Abbado)
2021
La Cenerentola★ 7.1Viewing moment
La Cenerentola
1981
Beethoven Symphonies Nos. 1, 6 & 8Viewing moment
Beethoven Symphonies Nos. 1, 6 & 8
2001
Mahler Symphony No.9 - Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra - Claudio AbbadoViewing moment
Mahler Symphony No.9 - Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra - Claudio Abbado
2005
J.S. Bach - Brandenburg Concertos 1-6 (Claudio Abbado, Orchestra Mozart)Viewing moment
J.S. Bach - Brandenburg Concertos 1-6 (Claudio Abbado, Orchestra Mozart)
2021
The Exile and Death of Andrei Tarkovsky★ 6Viewing moment
The Exile and Death of Andrei Tarkovsky
1988
Mahler Symphony No. 9 (Lucerne Festival)Viewing moment
Mahler Symphony No. 9 (Lucerne Festival)
2011
Gustav Mahler - Symphonies 1-7, Ruckert-Lieder, Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 3 (Claudio Abbado - Lucerne Festival Orchestra)Viewing moment
Gustav Mahler - Symphonies 1-7, Ruckert-Lieder, Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 3 (Claudio Abbado - Lucerne Festival Orchestra)
2021
Brahms Dvorák - Violin Concerto Symphony No. 9 From the New WorldViewing moment
Brahms Dvorák - Violin Concerto Symphony No. 9 From the New World
2010
Il Barbiere di Siviglia★ 8.2Viewing moment
Il Barbiere di Siviglia
1973
ElektraViewing moment
Elektra
1989
To Play and to FightViewing moment
To Play and to Fight
2007
Maurizio Pollini: De main de maîtreViewing moment
Maurizio Pollini: De main de maître
2014
Verdi Un Ballo in MascheraViewing moment
Verdi Un Ballo in Maschera
1975
Lucerne Festival: Mahler: Symphony No. 1; Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No.3Viewing moment
Lucerne Festival: Mahler: Symphony No. 1; Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No.3
2010
The Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert: 1996Viewing moment
The Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert: 1996
1996
The Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert: 1997Viewing moment
The Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert: 1997
1997
Mozart: RequiemViewing moment
Mozart: Requiem
2015
Lucerne Festival: Mahler: Symphony No. 2Viewing moment
Lucerne Festival: Mahler: Symphony No. 2
2008
The Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert: 1998Viewing moment
The Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert: 1998
1998
Mozart: RequiemViewing moment
Mozart: Requiem
2015
Gustav Mahler - Symphony No.2 "Resurrection" - Claudio AbbadoViewing moment
Gustav Mahler - Symphony No.2 "Resurrection" - Claudio Abbado
2003
Lucerne 2007: Abbado conducts Mahler 3rd Symphony★ 10Viewing moment
Lucerne 2007: Abbado conducts Mahler 3rd Symphony
2009
The Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert: 1999Viewing moment
The Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert: 1999
1999
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Requiem - Claudio Abbado★ 9Viewing moment
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Requiem - Claudio Abbado
2013
Lucerne Festival: Mahler: Symphony No. 7Viewing moment
Lucerne Festival: Mahler: Symphony No. 7
2006
The Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert: 2000Viewing moment
The Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert: 2000
2000
Mahler - Symphony No. 7 / Claudio Abbado, Lucerne Festival OrchestraViewing moment
Mahler - Symphony No. 7 / Claudio Abbado, Lucerne Festival Orchestra
2006
Lucerne Festival: Mahler: Symphony No. 6Viewing moment
Lucerne Festival: Mahler: Symphony No. 6
2007
Lucerne Festival 2009 - Abbado conducts Mahler No. 4 Rückert LiederViewing moment
Lucerne Festival 2009 - Abbado conducts Mahler No. 4 Rückert Lieder
2010

Frequent collaborators

Giuseppe VerdiGiuseppe VerdiBerlin PhilharmonicBerlin PhilharmonicBryn TerfelBryn TerfelRiccardo ChaillyRiccardo ChaillySimon RattleSimon RattleAndrea RostAndrea RostJean-Pierre PonnelleJean-Pierre PonnelleLucio GalloLucio Gallo