Made up of solo performers, professors from European music schools and members of other orchestras, including the Mahler Chamber Orchestra, this ad hoc group has built an impressive reputation. Abbado ...

Competently as usual and with a lot of visinary energy, Claudio Abbado conducted his LUCERNE FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA at the opening of LUCERNE FESTIVAL, SOMMER 2005. The programm included Beethoven's ...

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 behind him a musical legacy spanning more than sixty ...

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Verdi: "Come in quest’ora bruna," Act I, Simon Boccanegra Mirella Freni (Amelia), Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, Claudio Abbado (conductor) Beethoven: "Er sterbe!" Act II, Fidelio Nina Stemme ...

That Claudio Abbado, who died Monday at 80, would become an important conductor was never in doubt. He was elegant in that intimidatingly sophisticated way of Milanese artists. He wasn’t flashy, but ...

These are fabulous DVD videos! Claudio Abbado became Artistic Director of the Berlin Philharmonic in 1989 shortly after the death of Herbert von Karajan. His appointment was a surprise to many and ...

Claudio Abbado, an Italian conductor whose wide-ranging mastery of symphonic and operatic repertory and attention to detail drew comparisons to more famous maestros Carlo Mario Giulini, Arturo ...

Whatever one’s reaction to the performancethe Berlin Philharmonic gave Wednesday at Symphony Center, one had to be grateful the orchestra appeared here at all. Right up to the start of the Berliners’ ...

Claudio Abbado celebrates his 80th birthday today. One of the most acclaimed conductors of our age, Abbado's career has included music director roles at La Scala, the Vienna State Opera, London ...