Claudio Abbado

Born: 1933-06-26

Birthplace: 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.

Known For

Macbeth
The Exile and Death of Andrei Tarkovsky
Così Fan Tutte - Teatro Comunale di Ferrara
Maurizio Pollini: De main de maître
Verdi Un Ballo in Maschera
Conducting Mahler
The Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert: 1999
Peter and the Wolf: A Prokofiev Fantasy
Lucerne Festival: Mahler: Symphony No. 1; Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No.3
Il Barbiere di Siviglia

Top Movie Credits

Macbeth Conductor
Conducting Mahler Self - Conductor
Il Barbiere di Siviglia Self - Conductor