Italian conductor (1933-2014)

Claudio Abbado

Western classical music Opera

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Italian conductor (1933-2014)

Genres

Western classical music Opera

Record Labels

Deutsche Grammophon

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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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.