Background
Abbado, Claudio was born on June 26, 1933 in Milan, Italy.
Abbado, Claudio was born on June 26, 1933 in Milan, Italy.
Degree (honorary), Aberdeen, 1986. Degree (honorary), Ferrara, 1990. Degree (honorary), Cambridge, 1994.
Music director, Teatro alle Scala Milano, 1968-1986;
music director, London Symphony Orchestra, 1979-1988;
music director, Vienna (Austria) State Opera, 1986-1991;
generalmusikdirektor, City of Vienna, since 1987;
artistic director, principal conductor, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, since 1989. Founder European Commission Youth Orchestra, 1978. Founder, artistic director Gustav Mahler Jugend Orchestra, 1988, WIEN MODERN Festival Contemporary Art,1988, Encounters in Berlin Chamber Music Festival, 1992, Competitions of the Salzburg Easter Festival, 1994.
Artistic advisor Chamber Orchestra of Europe. Artistic director Easter Festival Salzburg, 1994.