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Abbado, Claudio
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Abbado, Claudio (
b Milan, 1933). It. conductor. Cond. début, Trieste 1958. Won Koussevitzky Award at Berkshire Music Center, 1958, Mitropoulos prize (jointly), 1963. Débuts: Salzburg Fest. 1965; NY Met 1968; CG 1968; Vienna Opera 1984. Prin. cond., La Scala 1968, mus. dir. 1972, art. dir. 1976–86; regular cond., Vienna PO from 1971. Eng. début Manchester 1965 (Hallé Orch.). Prin. cond. LSO 1979, mus. dir. 1983–8. Mus. dir., Vienna Opera 1986–91, Berlin PO from 1989. Founded European Community Youth Orch. 1978; prin. cond. Chamber Orch. of Europe from 1981; founded Gustav Mahler Youth Orch., Vienna, 1986. In USA, worked with Chicago SO 1982–5. Art. dir. Salzburg Easter Fest. from 1994.
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Claudio Abbado: Hearing the Silence, Sketches for a Portrait.(Video recording review)
Magazine article from: Notes; 3/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; Claudio Abbado: Hearing the Silence; Sketches for...Orchestra; Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra / Claudio Abbado. Produced and directed by Paul Smaczny...present biographical work focusing on Claudio Abbado. (Smaczny has also produced portraits...
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Claudio Abbado's full circle The onetime student returns for a week of performance and memories at Tanglewood
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 8/6/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...Do you mean you drive a bus?" the inspector asked Claudio Abbado. Abbado was en route to Tanglewood, where he planned to spend...because one of his classmates was Zubin Mehta. Abbado has spent the last three decades at the summit of...
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 "The Economist (US)")
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The Berlin wall. (Claudio Abbado elected to conduct Berlin Philharmonic)
Magazine article from: The Economist (US); 10/21/1989; 700+ words
; Orchestras The Berlin wall CLAUDIO ABBADO'S election as chief conductor of...rather by surprise. In fact, Mr Abbado--reserved and outwardly unassuming...strength. In personal terms, too, Mr Abbado will probably have an easier ride...
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CLAUDIO ABBADO IN CONCERT
Magazine article from: Fanfare; 11/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; CLAUDIO ABBADO IN CONCERT * Claudio Abbado, cond; Karita Mattila (sop); Marjana Lipovsek (alt); Jerry Hadley (ten); Jorge Pita (ten); Robert Holl (bs); Maurizio Pollini (pn); Vienna PO; Vienna St Op Ch; La Scala O & Ch...
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 "The Mail on Sunday (London, England)")
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A great way to meet Mozart; FAULTLESS FORM: Claudio Abbado is better than ever.
Newspaper article from: The Mail on Sunday (London, England); 8/10/2008; 700+ words
; Byline: David Mellor Claudio Abbado: Mozart's violin concertos etc. Giuliano Carmignola and the...within a mid-18th Century idiom. At the behest of the conductor Claudio Abbado, who hadn't worked with him in 30 years, Carmignola moves...
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Whose baton now?(Claudio Abbado to retire as Berlin Philharmonic conductor in 2002)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: The Economist (US); 3/14/1998; 700+ words
; ...yawns. Not so when the conductor is Claudio Abbado and the orchestra the Berlin Philharmonic...on the podium. The fifth is Mr Abbado, elected to the post in 1989 by...would be a mite less peeved if Mr Abbado were off to a new challenge in...
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CLAUDIO ABBADO: A Portrait
Magazine article from: Opera News; 1/1/2004; ; 565 words
; CLAUDIO ABBADO: A Portrait Film by Paul Smaczny. Berlin Philharmonic Orch., Chamber...production of Strauss's Elektra is the centerpiece of this tour of Claudio Abbado's world. Among the singers are Deborah Polaski in the title role...
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Lucerne Festival extends Claudio Abbado's contract
News Wire article from: AP Online; 12/11/2008; ; 693 words
; Claudio Abbado's term at the helm of the Lucerne Festival...the Italian conductor said Thursday. Abbado, who has suffered from medical problems...my lifelong musical companions, said Abbado, 75. We still have lots of ongoing projects...
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Mozart: Requiem. Karita Mattila, Rachel Harnisch, Sara Mingardo, Michael Schade, Bryn Terfel; Schwedischer Rundfunkchor; Claudio Abbado, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. DG 289 463 181-2.
Magazine article from: Sensible Sound; 4/1/2000; ; 700 words
; ...Terfel; Schwedischer Rundfunkchor; Claudio Abbado, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra...he lived to hear it. Yet under Abbado it is supremely humane, effortlessly...in some measure, even sublime. Abbado uses the familiar Sussmayr edition...
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Claudio Abbado: Lux Aeterna
Magazine article from: Opera News; 11/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; Claudio Abbado: Lux Aeterna Verdi Requiem in rehearsal...t get the note when she was looking at Abbado. Unfortunately, this turns out to be...obvious why musicians like working with Abbado; it is clear what he wants just from...
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Claudio Abbado
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Claudio Abbado Italian-born conductor Claudio Abbado (born 1933) established a reputation for musical excellence on the fine edge between scholar and performing genius. A meticulous reader of scores, he mastered symphonic detail to such a...
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Abbado, Claudio
Book article from: Contemporary Musicians
Claudio Abbado Conductor For the Record … Claudio Abbado is a member of the second great generation of post-war conductors. He is a conductor of remarkable versatility and artistic interests and he is a master of both the orchestral...
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Pires, Maria João
Book article from: Contemporary Musicians
...inaugural tour of the Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra with Claudio Abbado. She performed with that group in Hamburg, Paris...Deutsche Grammophon, and in 1990 she performed again with Abbado — this time with the Wiener Philharmoniker...
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Hendricks, Barbara
Book article from: Contemporary Musicians
...received widespread critical acclaim for her voice and has worked with such noted conductors as Herbert von Karajan, Claudio Abbado, Lorin Maazel, Zubin Mehta, Georg Solti, and James Levine. According to Ebony, von Karajan compared Hendricks...
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Perahia, Murray
Book article from: Contemporary Musicians
...during 1975-76 season. Former musical director of Britain ’ s Aldeburgh Festival; has appeared with Claudio Abbado, Leonard Bernstein, Erich Leinsdorf, Andr é Previn, Sir George Solti, and other major conductors. Awards...
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