Biography and filmography

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.

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Movies (92)

The Second Assignment

The Second Assignment

2026 · Music

Mikail Pletnev – A Genius Between Times

Mikail Pletnev – A Genius Between Times

2025 · Self - Conductor

Please Call Me Claudio: The Visionary Claudio Abbado

Please Call Me Claudio: The Visionary Claudio Abbado

2024 · Self

Claudio Abbado and Maurizio Pollini at Lucerne Festival 2004

Claudio Abbado and Maurizio Pollini at Lucerne Festival 2004

2022 · Conductor

Claudio Abbado: The Last Concert

Claudio Abbado: The Last Concert

2016 · Self - Conductor

Mozart: Requiem: Karajan Memorial Concert

Mozart: Requiem: Karajan Memorial Concert

2015 · Self - Conductor

Claudio Abbado conducts Brahms, Schoenberg & Beethoven - Lucerne Festival Opening Concert

Claudio Abbado conducts Brahms, Schoenberg & Beethoven - Lucerne Festival Opening Concert

2014 · Conductor

Maurizio Pollini: De main de maître

Maurizio Pollini: De main de maître

2014 · Self

Mozart Requiem - Claudio Abbado & Lucerne Festival Orchestra

Mozart Requiem - Claudio Abbado & Lucerne Festival Orchestra

2013 · Self - Conductor

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Requiem - Claudio Abbado

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Requiem - Claudio Abbado

2013

Beethoven: The Symphonies

Beethoven: The Symphonies

2013 · Self - Conductor

Mahler: Symphonies 1-7

Mahler: Symphonies 1-7

2011 · Self - 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

Abbado Conducts Mahler Symphonies 1-7

Abbado Conducts Mahler Symphonies 1-7

2011

Mahler Symphony No. 9 (Lucerne Festival)

Mahler Symphony No. 9 (Lucerne Festival)

2011 · Self . 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

Lucerne Festival 2011: Claudio Abbado conducts Bruckner's Symphony No. 5

Lucerne Festival 2011: Claudio Abbado conducts Bruckner's Symphony No. 5

2011 · dirigent

Lucerne Festival 2009 - Abbado conducts Mahler No. 4 Rückert Lieder

Lucerne Festival 2009 - Abbado conducts Mahler No. 4 Rückert Lieder

2010 · 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

Lucerne 2007: Abbado conducts Mahler 3rd Symphony

Lucerne 2007: Abbado conducts Mahler 3rd Symphony

2009 · Self - Conductor, Conductor

A Russian Night

A Russian Night

2009 · Self - Conductor

Mahler:  Symphony No. 4 / Schoenberg:  Pelleas and Melisande

Mahler: Symphony No. 4 / Schoenberg: Pelleas and Melisande

2009 · Self - Conductor

In Search of Beethoven

In Search of Beethoven

2009 · Self

Abbado Conducts Mahler No. 1 & Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 3

Abbado Conducts Mahler No. 1 & Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 3

2009 · dirigent

Mahler: Symphony No. 2 “Resurrection” – Lucerne Festival

Mahler: Symphony No. 2 “Resurrection” – Lucerne Festival

2008 · Self – Conductor

Lucerne Festival: Mahler - Symphony No. 3

Lucerne Festival: Mahler - Symphony No. 3

2008 · Self - Conductor

Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concertos 1-6

Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concertos 1-6

2008 · Self - Conductor

Lucerne Festival: Mahler: Symphony No. 6

Lucerne Festival: Mahler: Symphony No. 6

2007 · Self - Conductor

To Play and to Fight

To Play and to Fight

2007 · Self - Interviewee

José Carreras & Claudio Abbado - Frankfurt Concert 1992

José Carreras & Claudio Abbado - Frankfurt Concert 1992

2006 · 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

Lucerne Festival: Mahler: Symphony No. 7

Lucerne Festival: Mahler: Symphony No. 7

2006 · Self -Conductor

Pollini Piano Concertos Beethoven Mozart and Brahms

Pollini Piano Concertos Beethoven Mozart and Brahms

2005 · Self - Conductor

Mahler: Symphony No. 9

Mahler: Symphony No. 9

2005 · Self - Conductor

Alfred Brendel and Claudio Abbado @ Lucerne Festival 2005

Alfred Brendel and Claudio Abbado @ Lucerne Festival 2005

2005 · Music Director

Mahler Symphony No. 5 – Lucerne Festival / Claudio Abbado

Mahler Symphony No. 5 – Lucerne Festival / Claudio Abbado

2004 · Self - Conductor

Claudio Abbado: Hearing the Silence

Claudio Abbado: Hearing the Silence

2003 · Self

Abbado in Lucerne 2003

Abbado in Lucerne 2003

2003 · Conductor

Founding Concert of the Lucerne Festival Orchestra

Founding Concert of the Lucerne Festival Orchestra

2003 · Conductor

Abbado - Beethoven: Symphonies 1, 6 & 8

Abbado - Beethoven: Symphonies 1, 6 & 8

2002 · Conductor

Abbado – Beethoven: Symphonies 2 & 5

Abbado – Beethoven: Symphonies 2 & 5

2002 · Conductor

Abbado - Beethoven: Symphonies 4 & 7

Abbado - Beethoven: Symphonies 4 & 7

2002 · Conductor

Abbado - Beethoven: Symphonies 3 & 9

Abbado - Beethoven: Symphonies 3 & 9

2002 · 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

Conducting Mahler

Conducting Mahler

2002 · Self - Conductor

Verdi: Simon Boccanegra

Verdi: Simon Boccanegra

2002 · Self - Conductor

A Verdi Gala from Berlin

A Verdi Gala from Berlin

2002 · Self - Conductor

Europakonzert 2002 from Palermo

Europakonzert 2002 from Palermo

2002 · Conductor

Berlin Philharmonic in Japan 1994

Berlin Philharmonic in Japan 1994

2002 · Self - Conductor

Giuseppe Verdi Messa da Requiem

Giuseppe Verdi Messa da Requiem

2002 · Self - conductor

Beethoven Symphonies Nos. 4 & 7

Beethoven Symphonies Nos. 4 & 7

2001 · Self - Conductor

Beethoven Symphonies Nos. 1, 6 & 8

Beethoven Symphonies Nos. 1, 6 & 8

2001 · 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

Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 - Claudio Abbado, Berliner Philharmoniker

Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 - Claudio Abbado, Berliner Philharmoniker

2001 · Self - Conductor

Beethoven: Symphony No. 8 - Claudio Abbado, Berliner Philharmoniker

Beethoven: Symphony No. 8 - Claudio Abbado, Berliner Philharmoniker

2001 · 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

Europakonzert 2000 from Berlin

Europakonzert 2000 from Berlin

2000 · Conductor

Così Fan Tutte - Teatro Comunale di Ferrara

Così Fan Tutte - Teatro Comunale di Ferrara

2000 · Conductor

The Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert: 1999

The Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert: 1999

1999 · Self - 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: 1998

The Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert: 1998

1998 · Self - Conductor

Europakonzert 1998 from Stockholm

Europakonzert 1998 from Stockholm

1998 · Conductor

Boris Godunov

Boris Godunov

1998 · Conductor

The Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert: 1997

The Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert: 1997

1997 · Self - Conductor

Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem Op. 45

Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem Op. 45

1997 · 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

The Matchstick Men

The Matchstick Men

1996 · Self

Europakonzert 1996 from St. Petersburg

Europakonzert 1996 from St. Petersburg

1996 · Conductor

Abbado: The Silence that Follows the Music

Abbado: The Silence that Follows the Music

1996 · Self

Europakonzert 1994 from Meiningen

Europakonzert 1994 from Meiningen

1994 · Conductor

European Concert 1994

European Concert 1994

1994 · Self - Conductor

Peter and the Wolf: A Prokofiev Fantasy

Peter and the Wolf: A Prokofiev Fantasy

1993 · Self - Conductor

Europakonzert 1991 from Prague

Europakonzert 1991 from Prague

1991 · Conductor

Abbado in Berlin - The First Year

Abbado in Berlin - The First Year

1991 · Self - Conductor

New Year's Concert 1991

New Year's Concert 1991

1991 · Conductor

Lohengrin

Lohengrin

1990 · Conductor

Khovanshchina

Khovanshchina

1989 · Self - Conductor, Conductor

Elektra

Elektra

1989 · Self - Conductor

The Exile and Death of Andrei Tarkovsky

The Exile and Death of Andrei Tarkovsky

1988 · Self

Wozzeck

Wozzeck

1987 · Self - Conductor

Claudio Abbado in Rehearsal: Verdi: Missa Da Requiem

Claudio Abbado in Rehearsal: Verdi: Missa Da Requiem

1985 · Self - Conductor

Il viaggio a Reims

Il viaggio a Reims

1984 · Conductor

Verdi: Requiem

Verdi: Requiem

1982 · Self - Conductor, Conductor

La Cenerentola

La Cenerentola

1981 · Self - Conductor

Macbeth

Macbeth

1979 · Self - Conductor, Conductor

Beethoven, Mozart & Brahms Piano Concertos

Beethoven, Mozart & Brahms Piano Concertos

1979 · Self - Conductor

Verdi: Simon Boccanegra

Verdi: Simon Boccanegra

1978 · Self - Conductor

Verdi Un Ballo in Maschera

Verdi Un Ballo in Maschera

1975 · Self - Conductor

The Barber of Seville

The Barber of Seville

1973 · Self - Conductor

Mahler Symphony No.4 - Lucerne Festival Orchestra - Claudio Abbado

Mahler Symphony No.4 - Lucerne Festival Orchestra - Claudio Abbado

· Self - Conductor

From the House of the Dead

From the House of the Dead

· self

TV shows (6)