Italian conductor (1933-2014)

Claudio Abbado

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Italian conductor (1933-2014)
Record Labels
Awards Received
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour
Ring of Honour of the City of Vienna
Great Golden Medal of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria
Ernst Reuter Medal
Praemium Imperiale
Gramophone Award for Lifetime Achievement
Gramophone Award for Recording of the Year
Royal Philharmonic Society Gold Medal
Grammy Award
honorary doctor of the University of Cambridge
honorary doctor of the University of Aberdeen
Ernst von Siemens Music Prize
Hans von Bülow Medal
Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Gold Medal of the Italian Order of Merit for Culture and Art
honorary doctor of the University of Ferrara
honorary doctor of the University of Basilicata
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Member of, past and present

Berlin Philharmonic

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 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.