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Claudio Abbado

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Italian conductor (1933–2014)

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Claudio Abbado (1933–2014) was an Italian conductor, pianist, and politician. Born in Milan, he studied at the Milan Conservatory, the Accademia Musicale Chigiana, and the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna. His musical work focused on classical music and opera, with piano as his primary instrument. He worked in Berlin and Rome and served as an Italian senator for life.

Abbado received several honors, including the Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour, the Ring of Honour of the City of Vienna, and the Praemium Imperiale. He was the son of Michelangelo Abbado, who was also one of his teachers, along with Bruno Bettinelli, Antonino Votto, and Carlo Zecchi.

He died in Bologna in 2014 from natural causes due to disease. Abbado is associated with works such as *LA CASA DELS SONS*, *La musica scorre a Berlino*, *Musica maestri!*, *Je serai chef d'orchestre*, and *La casa de los sones*.

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Person · Open Library

Works
9

Top works

  • LA CASA DELS SONS
  • La musica scorre a Berlino
  • Musica maestri!
  • Je serai chef d'orchestre
  • La casa de los sones

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Acting · Milano, Italy

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…

Known for

  • 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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Music · MusicBrainz

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

Discography

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
29,974
Total plays
328,596

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Claudio Abbado, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI (Italian: [ˈklaudjo abˈbaːdo]; 26 June 1933 – 20 January 2014) was an Italian conductor. He served 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, and principal conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra from 1989 to 2002. He was made a Senator for life in the Senate of Italy in 2013.

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

  1. Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

    · 2020 · cited 15,988x

  2. 2021 ESC Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic heart failure

    · 2021 · cited 12,151x

  3. The Clavien-Dindo Classification of Surgical Complications

    · 2009 · cited 10,419x

  4. The Sloan Digital Sky Survey: Technical Summary

    · 2000 · cited 8,924x

  5. 2018 ESC/ESH Guidelines for the management of arterial hypertension

    · 2018 · cited 8,303x

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Encyclopedic overview

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.

Biography

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