Claudio Abbado

Claudio Abbado

Born June 26, 1933 (Age: 92) Milano, Italy

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.
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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Filmography

Claudio Abbado and Maurizio Pollini at Lucerne Festival 2004

Claudio Abbado and Maurizio Pollini at Lucerne Festival 2004

2022 as Conductor Age: 89
Lucerne Festival 2011: Claudio Abbado conducts Bruckner's Symphony No. 5

Lucerne Festival 2011: Claudio Abbado conducts Bruckner's Symphony No. 5

2011 as dirigent Age: 77
Lucerne Festival: Mahler: Symphony No. 1; Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No.3

Lucerne Festival: Mahler: Symphony No. 1; Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No.3

2010 as Self - Conductor Age: 77
Mahler:  Symphony No. 4 / Schoenberg:  Pelleas and Melisande

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

2009 as Self - Conductor Age: 76
No Image

Abbado Conducts Mahler No. 1 & Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 3

2009 as dirigent Age: 75
To Play and to Fight

To Play and to Fight

2007 as Self - Interviewee Age: 73
José Carreras & Claudio Abbado - Frankfurt Concert 1992

José Carreras & Claudio Abbado - Frankfurt Concert 1992

2006 as Conductor Age: 73
Claudio Abbado und Alfred Brendel - Beethovens Klavierkonzert Nr. 3 und Bruckners Sinfonie Nr. 7

Claudio Abbado und Alfred Brendel - Beethovens Klavierkonzert Nr. 3 und Bruckners Sinfonie Nr. 7

2006 as Self - Conductor Age: 72
Mahler: Symphony No. 9

Mahler: Symphony No. 9

2005 as Self - Conductor Age: 71
Alfred Brendel and Claudio Abbado @ Lucerne Festival 2005

Alfred Brendel and Claudio Abbado @ Lucerne Festival 2005

2005 as Age: 71
Mahler Symphony No. 5 – Lucerne Festival / Claudio Abbado

Mahler Symphony No. 5 – Lucerne Festival / Claudio Abbado

2004 as Self - Conductor Age: 71
Beethoven, Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major - Mikhail Pletnev, Claudio Abbado, Berliner Philharmoniker

Beethoven, Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major - Mikhail Pletnev, Claudio Abbado, Berliner Philharmoniker

2002 as Self - Conductor Age: 68
Conducting Mahler

Conducting Mahler

2002 as Self - Conductor Age: 68
Verdi: Simon Boccanegra

Verdi: Simon Boccanegra

2002 as Self - Conductor Age: 68
A Verdi Gala from Berlin

A Verdi Gala from Berlin

2002 as Self - Conductor Age: 68
Europakonzert 2002 from Palermo

Europakonzert 2002 from Palermo

2002 as Conductor Age: 68
Berlin Philharmonic in Japan 1994

Berlin Philharmonic in Japan 1994

2002 as Self - Conductor Age: 68
The Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert: 2000

The Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert: 2000

2000 as Self - Conductor Age: 67
Europakonzert 2000 from Berlin

Europakonzert 2000 from Berlin

2000 as Conductor Age: 66
The Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert: 1998

The Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert: 1998

1998 as Self - Conductor Age: 65
Europakonzert 1998 from Stockholm

Europakonzert 1998 from Stockholm

1998 as Conductor Age: 64
The Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert: 1997

The Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert: 1997

1997 as Self - Conductor Age: 64
Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem Op. 45

Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem Op. 45

1997 as Self - Conductor Age: 63
The Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert: 1996

The Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert: 1996

1996 as Self - Conductor Age: 63
The Matchstick Men

The Matchstick Men

1996 as Self Age: 63
Europakonzert 1996 from St. Petersburg

Europakonzert 1996 from St. Petersburg

1996 as Conductor Age: 62
Abbado: The Silence that Follows the Music

Abbado: The Silence that Follows the Music

1996 as Self Age: 62
Europakonzert 1994 from Meiningen

Europakonzert 1994 from Meiningen

1994 as Conductor Age: 60
Peter and the Wolf: A Prokofiev Fantasy

Peter and the Wolf: A Prokofiev Fantasy

1993 as Self - Conductor Age: 60
Europakonzert 1991 from Prague

Europakonzert 1991 from Prague

1991 as Conductor Age: 57
Abbado in Berlin - The First Year

Abbado in Berlin - The First Year

1991 as Self - Conductor Age: 57
New Year's Concert 1991

New Year's Concert 1991

1991 as Conductor Age: 57
Lohengrin

Lohengrin

1990 as Conductor Age: 56
Khovanshchina

Khovanshchina

1989 as Self - Conductor Age: 55
Elektra

Elektra

1989 as Self - Conductor Age: 55
The Exile and Death of Andrei Tarkovsky

The Exile and Death of Andrei Tarkovsky

1988 as Self Age: 54
Wozzeck

Wozzeck

1987 as Self - Conductor Age: 53
Claudio Abbado in Rehearsal: Verdi: Missa Da Requiem

Claudio Abbado in Rehearsal: Verdi: Missa Da Requiem

1985 as Self - Conductor Age: 51
Verdi: Requiem

Verdi: Requiem

1982 as Self - Conductor Age: 49
Verdi: Simon Boccanegra

Verdi: Simon Boccanegra

1978 as Self - Conductor Age: 45
Il Barbiere di Siviglia

Il Barbiere di Siviglia

1973 as Self - Conductor Age: 39