Claudio Abbado

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

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Requiem - Claudio Abbado

2013 ⭐ 9.0

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Lucerne 2007: Abbado conducts Mahler 3rd Symphony

2009 ⭐ 10.0

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

2009 ⭐ 8.0

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In Search of Beethoven

2009 ⭐ 6.2

Career timeline

2025

Mikail Pletnev – A Genius Between Times

Self - Conductor · 2025

2022

Claudio Abbado and Maurizio Pollini at Lucerne Festival 2004

Conductor · 2022

2016

Claudio Abbado: The Last Concert

Self - Conductor · 2016

2015

Mozart: Requiem: Karajan Memorial Concert

Self - Conductor · 2015

2014

Claudio Abbado conducts Brahms, Schoenberg & Beethoven - Lucerne Festival Opening Concert

Conductor · 2014

Maurizio Pollini: De main de maître

Self · 2014

2013

Mozart Requiem - Claudio Abbado & Lucerne Festival Orchestra

Self - Conductor · 2013

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Requiem - Claudio Abbado Notable

2013

⭐ 9.0

Beethoven: The Symphonies

Self - Conductor · 2013

2011

Mahler: Symphonies 1-7

Self - Conductor · 2011

Brahms Dvorák - Violin Concerto Symphony No. 9 From the New World

Self - Conductor · 2011

Mahler Symphony No. 9 (Lucerne Festival)

Self . Conductor · 2011

2010

Lucerne Festival 2009 - Abbado conducts Mahler No. 4 Rückert Lieder

Self - Conductor · 2010

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

Self - Conductor · 2010

2009

Lucerne 2007: Abbado conducts Mahler 3rd Symphony Notable

Self - Conductor · 2009

⭐ 10.0

A Russian Night

Self - Conductor · 2009

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

Self - Conductor · 2009

⭐ 8.0

2008

Mahler: Symphony No. 2 “Resurrection” – Lucerne Festival Notable

Self – Conductor · 2008

⭐ 9.0

Lucerne Festival: Mahler - Symphony No. 3

Self - Conductor · 2008

Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concertos 1-6

Self - Conductor · 2008

2007

Lucerne Festival: Mahler: Symphony No. 6

Self - Conductor · 2007

To Play and to Fight Notable

Self - Interviewee · 2007

⭐ 8.0

2006

José Carreras & Claudio Abbado - Frankfurt Concert 1992

Conductor · 2006

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

Self - Conductor · 2006

Lucerne Festival: Mahler: Symphony No. 7

Self -Conductor · 2006

2005

Pollini Piano Concertos Beethoven Mozart and Brahms

Self - Conductor · 2005

Mahler: Symphony No. 9

Self - Conductor · 2005

Alfred Brendel and Claudio Abbado @ Lucerne Festival 2005

2005

2004

Mahler Symphony No. 5 – Lucerne Festival / Claudio Abbado

Self - Conductor · 2004

2003

Claudio Abbado: Hearing the Silence

Self · 2003

Abbado in Lucerne 2003

Conductor · 2003

2002

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

Self - Conductor · 2002

⭐ 10.0

Conducting Mahler Notable

Self - Conductor · 2002

⭐ 9.0

Verdi: Simon Boccanegra

Self - Conductor · 2002

2001

Beethoven Symphonies Nos. 4 & 7

Self - Conductor · 2001

Beethoven Symphonies Nos. 2 & 5

Self - Conductor · 2001

Beethoven Symphonies Nos. 3 & 9

Self - Conductor · 2001

2000

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

Self - Conductor · 2000

Europakonzert 2000 from Berlin

Conductor · 2000

1999

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

Self - Conductor · 1999

Berlin Philharmonic European Concert 1998 Stockholm

Self - Conductor · 1999

1998

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

Self - Conductor · 1998

Europakonzert 1998 from Stockholm

Conductor · 1998

Frequently appears with

Sara Mingardo

René Pape

Full filmography

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Mikail Pletnev – A Genius Between Times

2025

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Claudio Abbado and Maurizio Pollini at Lucerne Festival 2004

2022

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Claudio Abbado: The Last Concert

2016

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Mozart: Requiem: Karajan Memorial Concert

2015

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Claudio Abbado conducts Brahms, Schoenberg & Beethoven - Lucerne Festival Opening Concert

2014

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Maurizio Pollini: De main de maître

2014

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Mozart Requiem - Claudio Abbado & Lucerne Festival Orchestra

2013

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Requiem - Claudio Abbado

2013 ⭐ 9.0

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Beethoven: The Symphonies

2013

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Mahler: Symphonies 1-7

2011

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Brahms Dvorák - Violin Concerto Symphony No. 9 From the New World

2011

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Mahler Symphony No. 9 (Lucerne Festival)

2011

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Claudio Abbado, Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra Of Venezuela, Anna Prohaska – Lucerne Festival At Easter

2011

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

2011

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Lucerne Festival 2009 - Abbado conducts Mahler No. 4 Rückert Lieder

2010

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

2010

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Lucerne 2007: Abbado conducts Mahler 3rd Symphony

2009 ⭐ 10.0

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A Russian Night

2009

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

2009 ⭐ 8.0

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In Search of Beethoven

2009 ⭐ 6.2