Claudio Abbado
ActingBorn Jun 26, 1933Died Jan 20, 2014
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 conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic orchestra.
Known For
Abbado: The Silence that Follows the Music
movie1996
Lucerne 2007: Abbado conducts Mahler 3rd Symphony
movie2009
Beethoven, Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major - Mikhail Pletnev, Claudio Abbado, Berliner Philharmoniker
movie2002
Lucerne 2007: Abbado conducts Mahler 3rd Symphony
movie2009
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Requiem - Claudio Abbado
movie2013
Khovanshchina
movie1989
Wozzeck
movie1987
Elektra
movie1989
Conducting Mahler
movie2002
Mahler: Symphony No. 2 “Resurrection” – Lucerne Festival
movie2008
Khovanshchina
movie1989
Lohengrin
movie1990
Filmography
2026The Second Assignmentas Musicmovie2025Mikail Pletnev – A Genius Between Timesas Self - Conductormovie2022Claudio Abbado and Maurizio Pollini at Lucerne Festival 2004as Conductormovie2016Claudio Abbado: The Last Concertas Self - Conductormovie2015Mozart: Requiem: Karajan Memorial Concertas Self - Conductormovie2014Claudio Abbado conducts Brahms, Schoenberg & Beethoven - Lucerne Festival Opening Concertas Conductormovie2014Maurizio Pollini: De main de maîtreas Selfmovie2013Mozart Requiem - Claudio Abbado & Lucerne Festival Orchestraas Self - Conductormovie2013Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Requiem - Claudio Abbadomovie2013Beethoven: The Symphoniesas Self - Conductormovie2012Meisterwerke der Klassikas Selftv2011Mahler: Symphonies 1-7as Self - Conductormovie2011Brahms Dvorák - Violin Concerto Symphony No. 9 From the New Worldas Self - Conductormovie2011Mahler Symphony No. 9 (Lucerne Festival)as Self . Conductormovie2011Claudio Abbado, Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra Of Venezuela, Anna Prohaska – Lucerne Festival At Easteras Self - Conductormovie2011Lucerne Festival 2011: Claudio Abbado conducts Bruckner's Symphony No. 5as dirigentmovie2010Lucerne Festival 2009 - Abbado conducts Mahler No. 4 Rückert Liederas Self - Conductormovie2010Lucerne Festival: Mahler: Symphony No. 1; Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No.3as Self - Conductormovie2009Lucerne 2007: Abbado conducts Mahler 3rd Symphonyas Conductormovie2009A Russian Nightas Self - Conductormovie2009Mahler: Symphony No. 4 / Schoenberg: Pelleas and Melisandeas Self - Conductormovie2009In Search of Beethovenas Selfmovie2009Abbado Conducts Mahler No. 1 & Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 3as dirigentmovie2008Mahler: Symphony No. 2 “Resurrection” – Lucerne Festivalas Self – Conductormovie2008Lucerne Festival: Mahler - Symphony No. 3as Self - Conductormovie2008Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concertos 1-6as Self - Conductormovie2007Lucerne Festival: Mahler: Symphony No. 6as Self - Conductormovie2007To Play and to Fightas Self - Intervieweemovie2006José Carreras & Claudio Abbado - Frankfurt Concert 1992as Conductormovie2006Claudio Abbado und Alfred Brendel - Beethovens Klavierkonzert Nr. 3 und Bruckners Sinfonie Nr. 7as Self - Conductormovie2006Lucerne Festival: Mahler: Symphony No. 7as Self -Conductormovie2005Pollini Piano Concertos Beethoven Mozart and Brahmsas Self - Conductormovie2005Mahler: Symphony No. 9as Self - Conductormovie2005Alfred Brendel and Claudio Abbado @ Lucerne Festival 2005as Music Directormovie2004Kulturplatzas Selftv2004Mahler Symphony No. 5 – Lucerne Festival / Claudio Abbadoas Self - Conductormovie2003Claudio Abbado: Hearing the Silenceas Selfmovie2003Abbado in Lucerne 2003as Conductormovie2003Founding Concert of the Lucerne Festival Orchestraas Conductormovie2003imagine…as Selftv2002Abbado - Beethoven: Symphonies 1, 6 & 8as Conductormovie2002Abbado – Beethoven: Symphonies 2 & 5as Conductormovie2002Abbado - Beethoven: Symphonies 4 & 7as Conductormovie2002Abbado - Beethoven: Symphonies 3 & 9as Conductormovie2002Beethoven, Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major - Mikhail Pletnev, Claudio Abbado, Berliner Philharmonikeras Self - Conductormovie2002Conducting Mahleras Self - Conductormovie2002Verdi: Simon Boccanegraas Self - Conductormovie2002A Verdi Gala from Berlinas Self - Conductormovie2002Europakonzert 2002 from Palermoas Conductormovie2002Berlin Philharmonic in Japan 1994as Self - Conductormovie2002Giuseppe Verdi Messa da Requiemas Self - conductormovie2001Beethoven Symphonies Nos. 4 & 7as Self - Conductormovie2001Beethoven Symphonies Nos. 1, 6 & 8as Self - Conductormovie2001Beethoven Symphonies Nos. 2 & 5as Self - Conductormovie2001Beethoven Symphonies Nos. 3 & 9as Self - Conductormovie2001Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 - Claudio Abbado, Berliner Philharmonikeras Self - Conductormovie2001Beethoven: Symphony No. 8 - Claudio Abbado, Berliner Philharmonikeras Self - Conductormovie2000The Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert: 2000as Self - Conductormovie2000Europakonzert 2000 from Berlinas Conductormovie2000Così Fan Tutte - Teatro Comunale di Ferraraas Conductormovie1999The Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert: 1999as Self - Conductormovie1999Berlin Philharmonic European Concert 1998 Stockholmas Self - Conductormovie1998The Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert: 1998as Self - Conductormovie1998Europakonzert 1998 from Stockholmas Conductormovie1998Boris Godunovas Conductormovie1997The Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert: 1997as Self - Conductormovie1997Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem Op. 45as Self - Conductormovie1996The Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert: 1996as Self - Conductormovie1996The Matchstick Menas Selfmovie1996Europakonzert 1996 from St. Petersburgas Conductormovie1996Abbado: The Silence that Follows the Musicas Selfmovie1994Europakonzert 1994 from Meiningenas Conductormovie1994European Concert 1994as Self - Conductormovie1993Peter and the Wolf: A Prokofiev Fantasyas Self - Conductormovie1992ECHO-Verleihungas Selftv1991Europakonzert 1991 from Pragueas Conductormovie1991Abbado in Berlin - The First Yearas Self - Conductormovie1991New Year's Concert 1991as Conductormovie1990Lohengrinas Conductormovie1989Khovanshchinaas Conductormovie