Deceased

How Did Claudio Abbado Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 80

GenderMaleNationalityKingdom of ItalyBorn26/06/1933Born inMilano, ItalyDied20/01/2014 (aged 80)Died inMetropolitan City of Bologna, BolognaCausediseaseWikidataQ151608 ↗Buried atCemetery of the Fex-Crasta chapelTMDb#1019838 ↗

Claudio Abbado 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 Berlin Philharmonic, 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 the Lucerne Festival Orchestra, founder and director of the Mahler Chamber Orchestra, founding artistic dire

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Filmography30 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2013	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Requiem - Claudio AbbadoMovie	—	80
2013	Mozart Requiem - Claudio Abbado & Lucerne Festival OrchestraMovie	Self - Conductor	80
2012	Meisterwerke der KlassikSeries	Self	79
2010	Lucerne Festival 2009 - Abbado conducts Mahler No. 4 Rückert LiederMovie	Self - Conductor	77
2009	In Search of BeethovenMovie	Self	76
2009	Lucerne 2007: Abbado conducts Mahler 3rd SymphonyMovie	Self - Conductor	76
2009	Mahler: Symphony No. 4 / Schoenberg: Pelleas and MelisandeMovie	Self - Conductor	76
2008	Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concertos 1-6Movie	Self - Conductor	75
2007	To Play and to FightMovie	Self - Interviewee	74
2006	Claudio Abbado und Alfred Brendel - Beethovens Klavierkonzert Nr. 3 und Bruckners Sinfonie Nr. 7Movie	Self - Conductor	73
2005	Alfred Brendel and Claudio Abbado @ Lucerne Festival 2005Movie	—	72
2003	imagine…Series	Self	70
2002	Conducting MahlerMovie	Self - Conductor	69
2002	Giuseppe Verdi Messa da RequiemMovie	Self - conductor	69
1998	The Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert: 1998Movie	Self - Conductor	65
1997	Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem Op. 45Movie	Self - Conductor	64
1997	The Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert: 1997Movie	Self - Conductor	64
1996	Abbado: The Silence that Follows the MusicMovie	Self	63
1996	The Matchstick MenMovie	Self	63
1994	European Concert 1994Movie	Self - Conductor	61
1994	Europakonzert 1994 from MeiningenMovie	Conductor	61
1993	Peter and the Wolf: A Prokofiev FantasyMovie	Self - Conductor	60
1992	ECHO-VerleihungSeries	Self	59
1989	ElektraMovie	Self - Conductor	56
1979	MacbethMovie	Self - Conductor	46
1978	Verdi: Simon BoccanegraMovie	Self - Conductor	45
1973	The Barber of SevilleMovie	Self - Conductor	40
1972	Le Grand ÉchiquierSeries	Self	39
1971	Great PerformancesSeries	Self	38
0	Mahler Symphony No.4 - Lucerne Festival Orchestra - Claudio AbbadoMovie	Self - Conductor	—