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Claudio Abbado

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29,429

days lived

80

age at death

Born
June 26, 1933 in Milan
Died
January 20, 2014 in Bologna (aged 80)
Zodiac
♋︎Cancer·rooster 🐓
Updated Jan 2026

About

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 director of the Orchestra Mozart and music director of the European Union Youth Orchestra. He was recipient of the Ernst von Siemens Music Prize and Senator for life in Italy.

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2014
Day 29,429
Age 80

Death of Claudio Abbado

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96%
Jan 20, 2014

Claudio Abbado passed away in Bologna, Italy.

2003
Day 25,392
Age 69

Lucerne Festival Orchestra Founder

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Jan 1, 2003

Founded the Lucerne Festival Orchestra.

1989
Day 20,279
Age 55

Principal Conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic

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96%
Jan 1, 1989

Became Principal Conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic.

1986
Day 19,183
Age 52

General Music Director of Vienna

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96%
Jan 1, 1986

Became General Music Director of the Vienna State Opera.

1979
Day 16,626
Age 45

Principal Conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra

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96%
Jan 1, 1979

Appointed Principal Conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra.

1968
Day 12,608
Age 34

Musical Director of La Scala

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96%
Jan 1, 1968

Became Musical Director of La Scala, Milan.

1963
Day 10,782
Age 29

Mitropoulos Competition Winner

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96%
Jan 1, 1963

Won the Dimitri Mitropoulos Competition for conductors in New York.

Day 10,782
Age 29

American Debut

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96%
Jan 1, 1963

Made his American debut with the New York Philharmonic.

1960
Day 9,686
Age 26

International Conducting Debut

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96%
Jan 1, 1960

Made his international conducting debut at the Trieste Opera.

1958
Day 8,956
Age 24

Graduated from the Vienna Academy of Music

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Jan 1, 1958

Graduated from the Vienna Academy of Music.

1956
Day 8,225
Age 22

Studied at the Vienna Academy of Music

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Jan 1, 1956

Began studying conducting at the Vienna Academy of Music.

1955
Day 7,860
Age 21

Studied with Hans Swarowsky

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Jan 1, 1955

Studied conducting with Hans Swarowsky.

1950
Day 6,034
Age 16

Studied Piano, Composition and Conducting

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Jan 1, 1950

Studied piano, composition and conducting in Milan.

1941
Day 2,747
Age 7

First Public Performance

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Jan 1, 1941

Gave his first public piano performance.

1933
Day 1
Age 0

Born in Milan

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Jun 26, 1933

Claudio Abbado was born in Milan, Italy.