Claudio Abbado

About the artist

Claudio Abbado, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI (Italian: [ˈklaudjo abˈbaːdo]; 26 June 1933 – 20 January 2014) was an Italian conductor. 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, and principal conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra from 1989 to 2002. He was made a Senator for life in the Senate of Italy in 2013.

Top songs

1. 1812 Overture, Op.49 (Finale)
2. Trépak from The Nutcracker Suite (Instrumental)
3. I. Allegro Con Brio
4. Hungarian Dance No.5 in G minor - Orchestrated by Martin Schmeling (?-1943)
5. Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy (The Nutcracker)
6. Mass in C minor, K. 427 (417a): I. Kyrie (Andante Moderato) - Voice
7. Symphony No. 25 in G minor, K. 183 (173d B): I. Allegro con brio
8. Overture
9. Don Juan Op. 20, Tone-poem after Nikolaus Lenau
10. Sinfonia Concertante for Violin, Viola and Orchestra in E-Flat Major, K. 364 (320d): I. Allegro maestoso

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