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Claudio Abbado

Claudio Abbado

Acting·1933–2014·78 films

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.

Filmography

La Cenerentola
La Cenerentola (1981)Self - Conductor
In Search of Beethoven
In Search of Beethoven (2009)Self
Il Barbiere di Siviglia
Il Barbiere di Siviglia (1973)Self - Conductor
Lohengrin
Lohengrin (1990)Conductor
The Exile and Death of Andrei Tarkovsky
The Exile and Death of Andrei Tarkovsky (1988)Self
Khovanshchina
Khovanshchina (1989)Self - Conductor
Peter and the Wolf: A Prokofiev Fantasy
Peter and the Wolf: A Prokofiev Fantasy (1993)Self - Conductor
Conducting Mahler
Conducting Mahler (2002)Self - Conductor
To Play and to Fight
To Play and to Fight (2007)Self - Interviewee
Mahler: Symphony No. 2 “Resurrection” – Lucerne Festival
Mahler: Symphony No. 2 “Resurrection” – Lucerne Festival (2008)Self – Conductor
Elektra
Elektra (1989)Self - Conductor
Abbado: The Silence that Follows the Music
Abbado: The Silence that Follows the Music (1996)Self
Wozzeck
Wozzeck (1987)Self - Conductor
Beethoven, Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major - Mikhail Pletnev, Claudio Abbado, Berliner Philharmoniker
Beethoven, Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major - Mikhail Pletnev, Claudio Abbado, Berliner Philharmoniker (2002)Self - Conductor
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Requiem - Claudio Abbado
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Requiem - Claudio Abbado (2013)
Lucerne 2007: Abbado conducts Mahler 3rd Symphony
Lucerne 2007: Abbado conducts Mahler 3rd Symphony (2009)Self - Conductor
Mahler:  Symphony No. 4 / Schoenberg:  Pelleas and Melisande
Mahler: Symphony No. 4 / Schoenberg: Pelleas and Melisande (2009)Self - Conductor
Lucerne Festival: Mahler: Symphony No. 1; Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No.3
Lucerne Festival: Mahler: Symphony No. 1; Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No.3 (2010)Self - Conductor
Verdi: Simon Boccanegra
Verdi: Simon Boccanegra (2002)Self - Conductor
The Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert: 1999
The Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert: 1999 (1999)Self - Conductor
Beethoven: The Symphonies
Beethoven: The Symphonies (2013)Self - Conductor
Verdi: Requiem
Verdi: Requiem (1982)Self - Conductor
Verdi Un Ballo in Maschera
Verdi Un Ballo in Maschera (1975)Self - Conductor
Europakonzert 1996 from St. Petersburg
Europakonzert 1996 from St. Petersburg (1996)Conductor
Verdi: Simon Boccanegra
Verdi: Simon Boccanegra (1978)Self - Conductor
The Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert: 1997
The Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert: 1997 (1997)Self - Conductor
Macbeth
Macbeth (1979)Self - Conductor
The Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert: 1998
The Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert: 1998 (1998)Self - Conductor
Abbado in Berlin - The First Year
Abbado in Berlin - The First Year (1991)Self - Conductor
Lucerne Festival 2009 - Abbado conducts Mahler No. 4 Rückert Lieder
Lucerne Festival 2009 - Abbado conducts Mahler No. 4 Rückert Lieder (2010)Self - Conductor
Beethoven, Mozart & Brahms Piano Concertos
Beethoven, Mozart & Brahms Piano Concertos (1979)Self - Conductor
A Russian Night
A Russian Night (2009)Self - Conductor
Mahler: Symphonies 1-7
Mahler: Symphonies 1-7 (2011)Self - Conductor
Claudio Abbado und Alfred Brendel - Beethovens Klavierkonzert Nr. 3 und Bruckners Sinfonie Nr. 7
Claudio Abbado und Alfred Brendel - Beethovens Klavierkonzert Nr. 3 und Bruckners Sinfonie Nr. 7 (2006)Self - Conductor
Claudio Abbado: The Last Concert
Claudio Abbado: The Last Concert (2016)Self - Conductor
Alfred Brendel and Claudio Abbado @ Lucerne Festival 2005
Alfred Brendel and Claudio Abbado @ Lucerne Festival 2005 (2005)
Europakonzert 2000 from Berlin
Europakonzert 2000 from Berlin (2000)Conductor
Claudio Abbado in Rehearsal: Verdi: Missa Da Requiem
Claudio Abbado in Rehearsal: Verdi: Missa Da Requiem (1985)Self - Conductor
Mozart Requiem - Claudio Abbado & Lucerne Festival Orchestra
Mozart Requiem - Claudio Abbado & Lucerne Festival Orchestra (2013)Self - Conductor
European Concert 1994
European Concert 1994 (1994)Self - Conductor
Europakonzert 2002 from Palermo
Europakonzert 2002 from Palermo (2002)Conductor
Beethoven Symphonies Nos. 1, 6 & 8
Beethoven Symphonies Nos. 1, 6 & 8 (2001)Self - Conductor
Giuseppe Verdi Messa da Requiem
Giuseppe Verdi Messa da Requiem (2002)Self - conductor
A Verdi Gala from Berlin
A Verdi Gala from Berlin (2002)Self - Conductor
Lucerne Festival: Mahler: Symphony No. 7
Lucerne Festival: Mahler: Symphony No. 7 (2006)Self -Conductor
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 - Claudio Abbado, Berliner Philharmoniker
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 - Claudio Abbado, Berliner Philharmoniker (2001)Self - Conductor
Mahler Symphony No. 9 (Lucerne Festival)
Mahler Symphony No. 9 (Lucerne Festival) (2011)Self . Conductor
Europakonzert 1991 from Prague
Europakonzert 1991 from Prague (1991)Conductor
Berlin Philharmonic European Concert 1998 Stockholm
Berlin Philharmonic European Concert 1998 Stockholm (1999)Self - Conductor
The Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert: 2000
The Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert: 2000 (2000)Self - Conductor
Maurizio Pollini: De main de maître
Maurizio Pollini: De main de maître (2014)Self
Lucerne Festival: Mahler - Symphony No. 3
Lucerne Festival: Mahler - Symphony No. 3 (2008)Self - Conductor
Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem Op. 45
Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem Op. 45 (1997)Self - Conductor
Lucerne Festival: Mahler: Symphony No. 6
Lucerne Festival: Mahler: Symphony No. 6 (2007)Self - Conductor
Beethoven Symphonies Nos. 4 & 7
Beethoven Symphonies Nos. 4 & 7 (2001)Self - Conductor
Mozart: Requiem: Karajan Memorial Concert
Mozart: Requiem: Karajan Memorial Concert (2015)Self - Conductor
The Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert: 1996
The Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert: 1996 (1996)Self - Conductor
Beethoven Symphonies Nos. 2 & 5
Beethoven Symphonies Nos. 2 & 5 (2001)Self - Conductor
Beethoven Symphonies Nos. 3 & 9
Beethoven Symphonies Nos. 3 & 9 (2001)Self - Conductor
Lucerne Festival 2011: Claudio Abbado conducts Bruckner's Symphony No. 5
Lucerne Festival 2011: Claudio Abbado conducts Bruckner's Symphony No. 5 (2011)dirigent
Mahler Symphony No. 5 – Lucerne Festival / Claudio Abbado
Mahler Symphony No. 5 – Lucerne Festival / Claudio Abbado (2004)Self - Conductor
The Matchstick Men
The Matchstick Men (1996)Self
Claudio Abbado: Hearing the Silence
Claudio Abbado: Hearing the Silence (2003)Self
Mahler: Symphony No. 9
Mahler: Symphony No. 9 (2005)Self - Conductor
Europakonzert 1994 from Meiningen
Europakonzert 1994 from Meiningen (1994)Conductor
Claudio Abbado, Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra Of Venezuela, Anna Prohaska – Lucerne Festival At Easter
Claudio Abbado, Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra Of Venezuela, Anna Prohaska – Lucerne Festival At Easter (2011)Self - Conductor
New Year's Concert 1991
New Year's Concert 1991 (1991)Conductor
Abbado in Lucerne 2003
Abbado in Lucerne 2003 (2003)Conductor
Berlin Philharmonic in Japan 1994
Berlin Philharmonic in Japan 1994 (2002)Self - Conductor
Claudio Abbado and Maurizio Pollini at Lucerne Festival 2004
Claudio Abbado and Maurizio Pollini at Lucerne Festival 2004 (2022)Conductor
José Carreras & Claudio Abbado - Frankfurt Concert 1992
José Carreras & Claudio Abbado - Frankfurt Concert 1992 (2006)Conductor
Mikail Pletnev – A Genius Between Times
Mikail Pletnev – A Genius Between Times (2025)Self - Conductor
Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concertos 1-6
Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concertos 1-6 (2008)Self - Conductor
Pollini Piano Concertos Beethoven Mozart and Brahms
Pollini Piano Concertos Beethoven Mozart and Brahms (2005)Self - Conductor
Europakonzert 1998 from Stockholm
Europakonzert 1998 from Stockholm (1998)Conductor
Claudio Abbado conducts Brahms, Schoenberg & Beethoven - Lucerne Festival Opening Concert
Claudio Abbado conducts Brahms, Schoenberg & Beethoven - Lucerne Festival Opening Concert (2014)Conductor
Mahler Symphony No.4 - Lucerne Festival Orchestra - Claudio Abbado
Mahler Symphony No.4 - Lucerne Festival Orchestra - Claudio AbbadoSelf - Conductor
Brahms Dvorák - Violin Concerto Symphony No. 9 From the New World
Brahms Dvorák - Violin Concerto Symphony No. 9 From the New World (2011)Self - Conductor