Claudio Abbado

Claudio Abbado

Actor · Director

Milano, Italy
June 26, 1933

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 1

Representative Works

Khovanshchina
Khovanshchina
9.0
/ English
Conducting Mahler
Conducting Mahler
9.0
/ English
Macbeth
Macbeth
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/ Italian
To Play and to Fight
To Play and to Fight
8.0
/ Spanish
The Barber of Seville
The Barber of Seville
7.7
/ German
Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concertos 1-6
Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concertos 1-6
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/ English
Beethoven: The Symphonies
Beethoven: The Symphonies
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/ English
Lucerne 2007: Abbado conducts Mahler 3rd Symphony
Lucerne 2007: Abbado conducts Mahler 3rd Symphony
10.0
/ English
Il viaggio a Reims
Il viaggio a Reims
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/ Italian
Peter and the Wolf: A Prokofiev Fantasy
Peter and the Wolf: A Prokofiev Fantasy
7.5
/ English
The Second Assignment
The Second Assignment
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Abbado in Berlin - The First Year
Abbado in Berlin - The First Year
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/ German

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Khovanshchina
1989Winner

Best Performance

Khovanshchina

Conducting Mahler
2002Winner

Best Performance

Conducting Mahler

Macbeth
1979Nominee

Best Performance

Macbeth

Career Highlights

To Play and to Fight
2007Highlight

Best Performance

To Play and to Fight

The Barber of Seville
1973Highlight

Best Performance

The Barber of Seville

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