CONDUCTOR

Claudio Abbado

1933 - 2014

Photo of Claudio Abbado

Icon of person Claudio Abbado

Claudio Abbado (Italian pronunciation: [ˈklaudjo abˈbaːdo]; 26 June 1933 – 20 January 2014) 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Claudio Abbado is the 3rd most popular conductor (down from 2nd in 2019), the 391st most popular biography from Italy (down from 362nd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Italian Conductor.

Claudio Abbado is most famous for his work as a conductor. He is the founder and director of the Lucerne Festival Orchestra and was the music director of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra from 1989 to 2002.

Memorability Metrics

Loading...

Page views of Claudio Abbado by language

Loading...

Among CONDUCTORS

Among conductors, Claudio Abbado ranks 3 out of 128. Before him are Herbert von Karajan, and Riccardo Muti. After him are Arturo Toscanini, Daniel Barenboim, Zubin Mehta, Wilhelm Furtwängler, Karl Böhm, Sergiu Celibidache, Lorin Maazel, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, and Bruno Walter.

Most Popular Conductors in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1933, Claudio Abbado ranks 11. Before him are Roman Polanski, Dalida, Montserrat Caballé, Yoko Ono, Michael Caine, and Lina Medina. After him are Francisco Gento, William Anders, Heinrich Rohrer, Jalal Talabani, Tinto Brass, and James Brown. Among people deceased in 2014, Claudio Abbado ranks 9. Before him are Robin Williams, Eusébio, Ariel Sharon, Eduard Shevardnadze, Hiroo Onoda, and Gough Whitlam. After him are Wojciech Jaruzelski, Nadine Gordimer, Eli Wallach, Joe Cocker, Luis Aragonés, and Maximilian Schell.

Others Born in 1933

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 2014

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Claudio Abbado ranks 391 out of 5,161. Before him are Philip Neri (1515), Catiline (-109), Maxentius (278), Sallust (-86), Man in the Iron Mask (1640), and Pope John I (470). After him are Pope John IX (850), Charles IV of Spain (1748), Pope Mark (290), Gallienus (218), Antonio Canova (1757), and Pope Stephen IV (770).

Others born in Italy

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among CONDUCTORS In Italy

Among conductors born in Italy, Claudio Abbado ranks 2. Before him are Riccardo Muti (1941). After him are Arturo Toscanini (1867), Carlo Maria Giulini (1914), Giuseppe Sinopoli (1946), Riccardo Chailly (1953), Victor de Sabata (1892), Claudio Scimone (1934), Daniele Gatti (1961), and Fabio Luisi (1959).

Italian born Conductors

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous