Born: June 26, 1933, Milan, Italy
Died: January 20, 2014 (age 80 years), Bologna, Italy
Spouse: Giovanna Cavazzoni (m. 1956–1968) and Gabriella Cantalupi (m. ?–2014)
Ensembles: Vienna Philharmonic and Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester
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Claudio Abbado (born June 26, 1933, Milan, Italy—died January 20, 2014, Bologna) was an Italian conductor and music director of the Vienna State Opera (1986–91) and principal conductor of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (from 1971), the London Symphony Orchestra (1979–88), and the Berlin Philharmonic ...
Deeply thoughtful in his approach, Abbado was an expert in a wide variety of music, from Mozart to Iannis Xenakis. He often conducted from memory. Abbado cut ...