Claudio Abbado
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 | Acting |
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| Most Rating | 0.1338 |
| Birthday | 1933-06-26 |
| Place of Birth | Milano, Italy |
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1996
The Matchstick Men
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Documentary about the life and work of the Hungarian composer, Gyorgy Kurtag
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The Matchstick Men
Mahler Symphony No.4 - Lucerne Festival Orchestra - Claudio Abbado
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Concert Hall of the Culture and Convention Centre Lucerne, 2009
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Mahler Symphony No.4 - Lucerne Festival Orchestra - Claudio Abbado
2002
Giuseppe Verdi Messa da Requiem
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Claudio Abbado, conductor; Angela Gheorghiu, soprano; Daniela Bercellona, mezzo-soprano; Roberto Alagna, tenor; Julian Konstantinov, bass. Swedish Rad...
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Giuseppe Verdi Messa da Requiem
1994
European Concert 1994
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European Concert 1994 From the Staatstheater Meiningen.
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European Concert 1994
2008
Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concertos 1-6
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Claudio Abbado conducts the Orchestra Mozart with Giuliano Carmignola, principal violinist, live at the Teatro Municipale Valli, Reggio Emilia, April...
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Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concertos 1-6
1993
Peter and the Wolf: A Prokofiev Fantasy
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A delightful DVD of Prokofiev's universally beloved and popular "musical tale," brought to life by human actors in a fairytale world inhabited by Mupp...
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Peter and the Wolf: A Prokofiev Fantasy
2011
Lucerne Festival 2011: Claudio Abbado conducts Bruckner's Symphony No. 5
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Lucerne Festival 2011: Claudio Abbado conducts Bruckner's Symphony No. 5
2009
Abbado Conducts Mahler No. 1 & Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 3
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Abbado Conducts Mahler No. 1 & Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 3
2013
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Requiem - Claudio Abbado
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Mozart did not write the Requiem as despairing funeral music for his impending death. Rather, the piece proclaims eternal light and redemption. Togeth...
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Requiem - Claudio Abbado
1997
Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem Op. 45
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An extraordinary performance by the Berlin Philharmonic under the baton of Claudio Abbado, recorded in the Great Hall of the Musikverein in Vienna in...
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Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem Op. 45
2013
Mozart Requiem - Claudio Abbado & Lucerne Festival Orchestra
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Mozart did not write the Requiem as despairing funeral music for his impending death. Rather, the piece proclaims eternal light and redemption. Togeth...
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Mozart Requiem - Claudio Abbado & Lucerne Festival Orchestra
2002
A Verdi Gala from Berlin
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Claudio Abbado conducts the Berlin Philharmonic in this gala New Year's Eve performance, organized to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Giuseppe Ve...
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A Verdi Gala from Berlin
2001
Beethoven Symphonies Nos. 2 & 5
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Claudio Abbado conducted Beethoven’s symphonies on many occasions in the Philharmonie in Berlin. But only at the end of his tenure as chief conductor...
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Beethoven Symphonies Nos. 2 & 5
2001
Beethoven Symphonies Nos. 1, 6 & 8
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Claudio Abbado conducted Beethoven’s symphonies on many occasions in the Philharmonie in Berlin. But only at the end of his tenure as chief conductor...
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Beethoven Symphonies Nos. 1, 6 & 8
2001
Beethoven Symphonies Nos. 3 & 9
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Claudio Abbado conducted Beethoven’s symphonies on many occasions in the Philharmonie in Berlin. But only at the end of his tenure as chief conductor...
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Beethoven Symphonies Nos. 3 & 9
2001
Beethoven Symphonies Nos. 4 & 7
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Claudio Abbado conducted Beethoven’s symphonies on many occasions in the Philharmonie in Berlin. But only at the end of his tenure as chief conductor...
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Beethoven Symphonies Nos. 4 & 7
1982
Verdi: Requiem
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Live performance of Verdi's Missa da Requiem at the Edinburgh Festival in 1982. An all-star quartet of soloists under the baton of Claudio Abbado, rec...
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Verdi: Requiem
1991
Europakonzert 1991 from Prague
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Overture and Arias from "Don Giovanni"; Symphony No. 29 in A major K. 201; Scena and Rondo for Soprano and piano forte obliga...
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Europakonzert 1991 from Prague
2002
Europakonzert 2002 from Palermo
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Beethoven: Egmont-Ouverture
Brahms: Violin Concerto op. 77
Dvorák: Symphony No. 9 op. 95
Verdi: I Vespri Siciliani, Ouverture
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Europakonzert 2002 from Palermo
2000
Europakonzert 2000 from Berlin
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Beethoven: Concerto N° 2 for Piano and Orchestra; Symphony N° 9
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Europakonzert 2000 from Berlin
1994
Europakonzert 1994 from Meiningen
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Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major for Piano and Orchestra, op. 73 Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 2 in D major op. 73 Documentary o...
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Europakonzert 1994 from Meiningen
1996
Europakonzert 1996 from St. Petersburg
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Sergei Prokofiev: Highlights from "Romeo & Juliet" Sergei Rachmaninov: Cavatine of Aleko from "Aleko" Ludwig van Beethoven: Romances for Violine and...
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Europakonzert 1996 from St. Petersburg
1998
Europakonzert 1998 from Stockholm
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Richard Wagner Overture to "The Flying Dutchman"
Peter Tchaikovsky "The Storm"
Claude Debussy “Trois Nocturnes”
Giuseppe Verdi "Quattro pezzi sacri...
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Europakonzert 1998 from Stockholm
1981
La Cenerentola
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The Prince, Don Ramiro (who has changed places with his valet, Dandini), meets Cenerentola and they are instantly attracted to each other. When the Ph...
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La Cenerentola
2016
Claudio Abbado: The Last Concert
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This was recorded over three nights at the Philharmonie in Berlin. It does, however, provide a fitting close to the career of Claudio Abbado, conducto...
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Claudio Abbado: The Last Concert
2011
Mahler Symphony No. 9 (Lucerne Festival)
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Claudio Abbado and his hand-picked players of the Lucerne Festival Orchestra take their acclaimed Mahler cycle to a new level with this audiovisual re...
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Mahler Symphony No. 9 (Lucerne Festival)
1989
Khovanshchina
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The last and arguably finest opera of Modest Mussorgsky is captured in one of its most powerful interpretations in this 1989 recording from the Vienna...
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Khovanshchina
1987
Wozzeck
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1987 recording of Wozzeck by the Vienna State Opera with Claudio Abbado conducting. Based upon Georg Büchner's 1837 play, Alban Berg's Wozzeck details...
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Wozzeck
1989
Elektra
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Recorded at the Vienna State Opera house in 1989, this staging of Richard Strauss and Hugo von Hofmannsthal’s Elektra is one of the glories of live op...
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Elektra
2009
In Search of Beethoven
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In Search of Beethoven offers a comprehensive documentary about the life and works of the great composer. Over 65 performances by the world's finest m...
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In Search of Beethoven
1996
Abbado: The Silence that Follows the Music
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Shot over a two-year period observing Abbado: a) Rossini, Overture to 'll Barbiere di Siviglia' b) Schubert, Symphony no. 2 B-Major, D. 125 c) Arno...
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Abbado: The Silence that Follows the Music
1975
Verdi Un Ballo in Maschera
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This production from Covent Garden is set in Stockholm, and not Boston. With Reri Grist (Oscar), Placido Domingo (Gustavus), Katia Ricciarelli (Amelia...
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Verdi Un Ballo in Maschera
2002
Conducting Mahler
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Documents the interpretations of Gustav Mahler's compositions by conductors Bernard Haitink, Riccardo Chailly, Riccardo Muti, Claudio Abbado, and Simo...
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Conducting Mahler
2009
A Russian Night
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RACHMANINOV: Klavierkonzert Piano Concerto No. 2 - STRAVINSKY: Der Feuervogel · The Firebird - TCHAIKOVSKY: Der Sturm · The Tempest - Hélène Grimaud...
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A Russian Night
2004
Mahler Symphony No. 5 – Lucerne Festival / Claudio Abbado
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Concert Hall of the Culture and Convention Centre Lucerne, 18-19 August 2004
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Mahler Symphony No. 5 – Lucerne Festival / Claudio Abbado
2008
Mahler: Symphony No. 2 “Resurrection” – Lucerne Festival
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“It would be hard to find anything greater, more significant or more moving anywhere in musical life today: total harmony of mind and heart, poetry an...
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Mahler: Symphony No. 2 “Resurrection” – Lucerne Festival
2010
Lucerne Festival: Mahler: Symphony No. 1; Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No.3
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The charismatic and inspiring Claudio Abbado and the mesmerising young pianist Yuja Wang, with the Lucerne Festival Orchestra, hold the audience spell...
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Lucerne Festival: Mahler: Symphony No. 1; Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No.3
2009
Lucerne 2007: Abbado conducts Mahler 3rd Symphony
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For this performance of Mahler's Symphony No. 3, recorded live in 2007 at the Congress and Concert Hall Lucerne, Claudio Abbado and the Lucerne Festiv...
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Lucerne 2007: Abbado conducts Mahler 3rd Symphony
2010
Lucerne Festival 2009 - Abbado conducts Mahler No. 4 Rückert Lieder
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The charismatic and inspiring Claudio Abbado and the magnificent mezzo-soprano Magdalena Kožená, with the Lucerne Festival Orchestra, hold the audienc...
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Lucerne Festival 2009 - Abbado conducts Mahler No. 4 Rückert Lieder
2007
Lucerne Festival: Mahler: Symphony No. 6
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Live performance of Gustav Mahler's 'Symphony No.6' at the 2006 Lucerne Festival. Claudio Abbado conducts the Lucerne Festival Orchestra, which includ...
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Lucerne Festival: Mahler: Symphony No. 6
2006
Lucerne Festival: Mahler: Symphony No. 7
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Claudio Abbado conducts the Lucerne Festival Orchestra in this performance of Mahler's seventh symphony recorded in 2005.
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Lucerne Festival: Mahler: Symphony No. 7
2002
Berlin Philharmonic in Japan 1994
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Featuring performances of music by Mussorgsky, Stravinsky and Tchaikovsky, from Suntory Hall in Japan
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Berlin Philharmonic in Japan 1994
2002
Verdi: Simon Boccanegra
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Giuseppe Verdi's one prologue, three act opera featuring libretto by Francesco Maria Piave and Arrigo Boito is performed before a live audience at Flo...
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Verdi: Simon Boccanegra
1978
Verdi: Simon Boccanegra
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Abbado wholly vindicates Verdi’s intentions through his feeling for the shape of a whole scene, for the inherent subtleties of Verdi’s scoring and for...
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Verdi: Simon Boccanegra
1979
Beethoven, Mozart & Brahms Piano Concertos
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Pollini plays flawlessly, with the greatest finesse and sensitivity, very much in tune with each composer's personal style. His performances are exemp...
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Beethoven, Mozart & Brahms Piano Concertos
1973
Il Barbiere di Siviglia
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Count Almaviva is in love with Rosina. However, she is currently staying with Dr. Bartolo – who desires to marry her. By using a series of disguises,...
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Il Barbiere di Siviglia
2009
Mahler: Symphony No. 4 / Schoenberg: Pelleas and Melisande
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Gustav Mahler's fourth symphony and Pelleas et Melisande by Arnold Schoenberg performed by the Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester, conducted by Claudio Abb...
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Mahler: Symphony No. 4 / Schoenberg: Pelleas and Melisande
1988
The Exile and Death of Andrei Tarkovsky
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A documentary about the life of Andrei Tarkovsky in exile in Western Europe including Italy, Sweden, Germany and France until his sad demise to a fata...
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The Exile and Death of Andrei Tarkovsky
2006
Claudio Abbado und Alfred Brendel - Beethovens Klavierkonzert Nr. 3 und Bruckners Sinfonie Nr. 7
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Competently as usual and with a lot of visinary energy, Claudio Abbado conducted his LUCERNE FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA at the opening of LUCERNE FESTIVAL, SO...
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Claudio Abbado und Alfred Brendel - Beethovens Klavierkonzert Nr. 3 und Bruckners Sinfonie Nr. 7
2013
Beethoven: The Symphonies
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Conductor: Claudio Abbado. Orchestra/Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. 1.Symphony no 1 in C major, Op. 21 2. Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 36...
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Beethoven: The Symphonies
2001
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 - Claudio Abbado, Berliner Philharmoniker
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With the Fifth Symphony, the Symphony No. 9 is the most famous piece. Its unusual length, the adjunction of soloists and of choruses, the choice of th...
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Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 - Claudio Abbado, Berliner Philharmoniker
2008
Lucerne Festival: Mahler - Symphony No. 3
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Claudio Abbado has realised a dream with the Lucerne Festival Orchestra. The orchestra, an exclusive ensemble of handpicked musicial stars, opens up n...
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Lucerne Festival: Mahler - Symphony No. 3
2014
Maurizio Pollini: De main de maître
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A unique film portrait of the famous Italian pianist. Maurizio Pollini felt himself that the time had come to submit to the probing of the camera, an...
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Maurizio Pollini: De main de maître
1999
Berlin Philharmonic European Concert 1998 Stockholm
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Stockholm's Vasa Museum harbours an extraordinary historical attraction: a large, fully intact sailing ship from the 17th century, the Vasa. Nowadays,...
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Berlin Philharmonic European Concert 1998 Stockholm
2001
Beethoven: Symphony No. 8 - Claudio Abbado, Berliner Philharmoniker
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Symphony No. 8 is as different musically from the Seventh Symphony as it is close in time since it was finished only five months later. It appears to...
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Beethoven: Symphony No. 8 - Claudio Abbado, Berliner Philharmoniker
2005
Mahler: Symphony No. 9
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Mahler Symphony No.9 - Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra - Claudio Abbado
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Mahler: Symphony No. 9
2002
Beethoven, Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major - Mikhail Pletnev, Claudio Abbado, Berliner Philharmoniker
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Claudio Abbado conducts the prestigious Berliner Philharmonikerfor during a concert dedicated to Beethoven. The programme includes the Piano Concerto...
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Beethoven, Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major - Mikhail Pletnev, Claudio Abbado, Berliner Philharmoniker
1985
Claudio Abbado in Rehearsal: Verdi: Missa Da Requiem
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Get an insider's glimpse of the preparation of Claudio Abbado's arresting performance of Verdi's "Missa da Requiem" in this behind-the-scenes document...
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Claudio Abbado in Rehearsal: Verdi: Missa Da Requiem
2011
Mahler: Symphonies 1-7
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The unforgettable performances by Claudio Abbado and the LUCERNE FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA of Mahler’s Symphonies Nos. 1−7 are newly celebrated in a set whic...
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Mahler: Symphonies 1-7
2015
Mozart: Requiem: Karajan Memorial Concert
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Claudio Abbado leads the Berlin Philharmonic and the Swedish Radio Choir in a performance of Mozart's Requiem at the Salzburg Cathedral to commemorate...
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Mozart: Requiem: Karajan Memorial Concert
2005
Pollini Piano Concertos Beethoven Mozart and Brahms
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Wiener Philharmonic Karl Bohm Claudio Abbado
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Pollini Piano Concertos Beethoven Mozart and Brahms
2011
Brahms Dvorák - Violin Concerto Symphony No. 9 From the New World
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This 2002 concert features Gil Shaham with the Berlin Philharmonic conducted by Claudio Abbado in works by Beethoven, Brahms, Dvorak, and Verdi.
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Brahms Dvorák - Violin Concerto Symphony No. 9 From the New World
2007
To Play and to Fight
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The captivating story of the Venezuelan Youth Orchestra System - an incredible network of hundreds of orchestras formed within most of Venezuela’s tow...
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To Play and to Fight
2000
The Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert: 2000
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The annual New Year’s Eve Concert is one of the highlights in the calendar of every classical music fan in Berlin and beyond. On New Year‘s Eve, the B...
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The Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert: 2000
1999
The Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert: 1999
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The annual New Year’s Eve Concert is one of the highlights in the calendar of every classical music fan in Berlin and beyond. On New Year‘s Eve, the B...
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The Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert: 1999
1997
The Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert: 1997
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The annual New Year’s Eve Concert is one of the highlights in the calendar of every classical music fan in Berlin and beyond. On New Year‘s Eve, the B...
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The Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert: 1997
1996
The Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert: 1996
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The annual New Year’s Eve Concert is one of the highlights in the calendar of every classical music fan in Berlin and beyond. On New Year‘s Eve, the B...
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The Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert: 1996
1998
The Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert: 1998
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The annual New Year’s Eve Concert is one of the highlights in the calendar of every classical music fan in Berlin and beyond. On New Year‘s Eve, the B...
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The Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert: 1998
2011
Claudio Abbado, Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra Of Venezuela, Anna Prohaska – Lucerne Festival At Easter
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Claudio Abbado, Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra Of Venezuela, Anna Prohaska – Lucerne Festival At Easter
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Claudio Abbado, Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra Of Venezuela, Anna Prohaska – Lucerne Festival At Easter
2014
Claudio Abbado conducts Brahms, Schoenberg & Beethoven - Lucerne Festival Opening Concert
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Claudio Abbado conducts Brahms, Schoenberg & Beethoven - Lucerne Festival Opening Concert (2013)
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Claudio Abbado conducts Brahms, Schoenberg & Beethoven - Lucerne Festival Opening Concert
2005
Alfred Brendel and Claudio Abbado @ Lucerne Festival 2005
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A tribute to the great Austrian pianist Alfred Brendel, who died at the age of 94 on 17 June 2025. An acclaimed performer of Beethoven, he leaves beh...
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Alfred Brendel and Claudio Abbado @ Lucerne Festival 2005
2022
Claudio Abbado and Maurizio Pollini at Lucerne Festival 2004
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Claudio Abbado and Maurizio Pollini at Lucerne Festival 2004
2003
Abbado in Lucerne 2003
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Abbado in Lucerne 2003
2006
José Carreras & Claudio Abbado - Frankfurt Concert 1992
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José Carreras & Claudio Abbado - Frankfurt Concert 1992
2025
Mikail Pletnev – A Genius Between Times
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Mikail Pletnev – A Genius Between Times
1991
Abbado in Berlin - The First Year
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The vote was over, and a decision had been made: Claudio Abbado was the new chief conductor of the Berliner Philharmoniker. So it was in 1989, when –...
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Abbado in Berlin - The First Year
2003
Claudio Abbado: Hearing the Silence
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World-renowned maestro Claudio Abbado opens up about his life and work in this profile that effectively combines images of the conductor in rehearsal...
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Claudio Abbado: Hearing the Silence
1991
New Year's Concert 1991
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New Year's Concert 1991
1990
Lohengrin
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Lohengrin is a romantic opera in three acts composed and written by Richard Wagner.
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Lohengrin
1979
Macbeth
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Piero Cappuccilli and Shirley Verrett lead Verdi’s sombre masterpiece, drawn from one of Shakespeare’s most celebrated tragedies. Filmed for televisio...
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