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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Filmography

View Great Performances
Great Performances

Great Performances

1971Series
5.8
View Le Grand Échiquier
Le Grand Échiquier

Le Grand Échiquier

1972Series
8.0
View Kulturplatz
Kulturplatz

Kulturplatz

2004Series
6.0
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imagine…

imagine…

2003Series
5.8
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ECHO-Verleihung

1992Series0
View Meisterwerke der Klassik
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Meisterwerke der Klassik

2012Series0
View The Exile and Death of Andrei Tarkovsky
The Exile and Death of Andrei Tarkovsky

The Exile and Death of Andrei Tarkovsky

1988Film
6.0
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Macbeth

Macbeth

1979Film0
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Verdi: Simon Boccanegra

Verdi: Simon Boccanegra

2002Film0
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The Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert: 1999

The Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert: 1999

1999Film0
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La Cenerentola

La Cenerentola

1981Film
7.4
View Peter and the Wolf: A Prokofiev Fantasy
Peter and the Wolf: A Prokofiev Fantasy

Peter and the Wolf: A Prokofiev Fantasy

1993Film
7.0