Claudio Abbado

Claudio Abbado

Known for Acting · 86 credits

Born
1933-06-26
Died
2014-01-20
Place of birth
Milano, Italy

Biography

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.

Known For

TV Shows (6)

Movies (80)

Beethoven: The Symphonies
Movie

Beethoven: The Symphonies

2013

as Self - Conductor

Peter and the Wolf: A Prokofiev Fantasy
Movie

Peter and the Wolf: A Prokofiev Fantasy

1993

as Self - Conductor

Khovanshchina
Movie

Khovanshchina

1989

as Self - Conductor

The Exile and Death of Andrei Tarkovsky
Movie

The Exile and Death of Andrei Tarkovsky

1988

as Self

Lucerne Festival: Mahler: Symphony No. 1; Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No.3
Movie

Lucerne Festival: Mahler: Symphony No. 1; Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No.3

2010

as Self - Conductor

Wozzeck
Movie

Wozzeck

1987

as Self - Conductor

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

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

2008

as Self – Conductor

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

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

1999

as Self - Conductor

Verdi: Requiem
Movie

Verdi: Requiem

1982

as Self - Conductor

Giuseppe Verdi Messa da Requiem
Movie

Giuseppe Verdi Messa da Requiem

2002

as Self - conductor

In Search of Beethoven
Movie

In Search of Beethoven

2009

as Self

Elektra
Movie

Elektra

1989

as Self - Conductor

Abbado in Berlin - The First Year
Movie

Abbado in Berlin - The First Year

1991

as Self - Conductor

To Play and to Fight
Movie

To Play and to Fight

2007

as Self - Interviewee

Claudio Abbado in Rehearsal: Verdi: Missa Da Requiem
Movie

Claudio Abbado in Rehearsal: Verdi: Missa Da Requiem

1985

as Self - Conductor

Macbeth
Movie

Macbeth

1979

as Self - Conductor

Il Barbiere di Siviglia
Movie

Il Barbiere di Siviglia

1973

as Self - Conductor

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

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

1997

as Self - Conductor

Verdi: Simon Boccanegra
Movie

Verdi: Simon Boccanegra

2002

as Self - Conductor

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

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

2009

as dirigent

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

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

as Self - Conductor

Verdi: Simon Boccanegra
Movie

Verdi: Simon Boccanegra

1978

as Self - Conductor

Maurizio Pollini: De main de maître
Movie

Maurizio Pollini: De main de maître

2014

as Self

Europakonzert 1996 from St. Petersburg
Movie

Europakonzert 1996 from St. Petersburg

1996

as Conductor

Beethoven, Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major - Mikhail Pletnev, Claudio Abbado, Berliner Philharmoniker
Movie

Beethoven, Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major - Mikhail Pletnev, Claudio Abbado, Berliner Philharmoniker

2002

as Self - Conductor

Alfred Brendel and Claudio Abbado @ Lucerne Festival 2005
Movie

Alfred Brendel and Claudio Abbado @ Lucerne Festival 2005

2005

Lohengrin
Movie

Lohengrin

1990

as Conductor

Berlin Philharmonic European Concert 1998 Stockholm
Movie

Berlin Philharmonic European Concert 1998 Stockholm

1999

as Self - Conductor

Europakonzert 2002 from Palermo
Movie

Europakonzert 2002 from Palermo

2002

as Conductor

Conducting Mahler
Movie

Conducting Mahler

2002

as Self - Conductor

Abbado: The Silence that Follows the Music
Movie

Abbado: The Silence that Follows the Music

1996

as Self

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

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

2009

as Self - Conductor

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

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

1998

as Self - Conductor

Lucerne Festival: Mahler: Symphony No. 6
Movie

Lucerne Festival: Mahler: Symphony No. 6

2007

as Self - Conductor

Lucerne 2007: Abbado conducts Mahler 3rd Symphony
Movie

Lucerne 2007: Abbado conducts Mahler 3rd Symphony

2009

as Self - Conductor

Claudio Abbado und Alfred Brendel - Beethovens Klavierkonzert Nr. 3 und Bruckners Sinfonie Nr. 7
Movie

Claudio Abbado und Alfred Brendel - Beethovens Klavierkonzert Nr. 3 und Bruckners Sinfonie Nr. 7

2006

as Self - Conductor

Beethoven Symphonies Nos. 3 & 9
Movie

Beethoven Symphonies Nos. 3 & 9

2001

as Self - Conductor

Beethoven Symphonies Nos. 4 & 7
Movie

Beethoven Symphonies Nos. 4 & 7

2001

as Self - Conductor

Europakonzert 1994 from Meiningen
Movie

Europakonzert 1994 from Meiningen

1994

as Conductor

Verdi Un Ballo in Maschera
Movie

Verdi Un Ballo in Maschera

1975

as Self - Conductor

The Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert: 1996
Movie

The Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert: 1996

1996

as Self - Conductor

Beethoven Symphonies Nos. 1, 6 & 8
Movie

Beethoven Symphonies Nos. 1, 6 & 8

2001

as Self - Conductor

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

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

2001

as Self - Conductor

Mahler: Symphonies 1-7
Movie

Mahler: Symphonies 1-7

2011

as Self - Conductor

Claudio Abbado: The Last Concert
Movie

Claudio Abbado: The Last Concert

2016

as Self - Conductor

Mozart Requiem - Claudio Abbado & Lucerne Festival Orchestra
Movie

Mozart Requiem - Claudio Abbado & Lucerne Festival Orchestra

2013

as Self - Conductor

A Verdi Gala from Berlin
Movie

A Verdi Gala from Berlin

2002

as Self - Conductor

Pollini Piano Concertos Beethoven Mozart and Brahms
Movie

Pollini Piano Concertos Beethoven Mozart and Brahms

2005

as Self - Conductor

Europakonzert 1991 from Prague
Movie

Europakonzert 1991 from Prague

1991

as Conductor

Lucerne Festival: Mahler - Symphony No. 3
Movie

Lucerne Festival: Mahler - Symphony No. 3

2008

as Self - Conductor

Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concertos 1-6
Movie

Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concertos 1-6

2008

as Self - Conductor

European Concert 1994
Movie

European Concert 1994

1994

as Self - Conductor

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

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

2001

as Self - Conductor

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

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

2010

as Self - Conductor

La Cenerentola
Movie

La Cenerentola

1981

as Self - Conductor

Europakonzert 2000 from Berlin
Movie

Europakonzert 2000 from Berlin

2000

as Conductor

Mahler Symphony No. 5 – Lucerne Festival / Claudio Abbado
Movie

Mahler Symphony No. 5 – Lucerne Festival / Claudio Abbado

2004

as Self - Conductor

Beethoven Symphonies Nos. 2 & 5
Movie

Beethoven Symphonies Nos. 2 & 5

2001

as Self - Conductor

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Requiem - Claudio Abbado
Movie

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Requiem - Claudio Abbado

2013

Mikail Pletnev – A Genius Between Times
Movie

Mikail Pletnev – A Genius Between Times

2025

as Self - Conductor

Mozart: Requiem: Karajan Memorial Concert
Movie

Mozart: Requiem: Karajan Memorial Concert

2015

as Self - Conductor

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

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

2014

as Conductor

Claudio Abbado: Hearing the Silence
Movie

Claudio Abbado: Hearing the Silence

2003

as Self

Beethoven, Mozart & Brahms Piano Concertos
Movie

Beethoven, Mozart & Brahms Piano Concertos

1979

as Self - Conductor

The Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert: 2000
Movie

The Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert: 2000

2000

as Self - Conductor

Europakonzert 1998 from Stockholm
Movie

Europakonzert 1998 from Stockholm

1998

as Conductor

José Carreras & Claudio Abbado - Frankfurt Concert 1992
Movie

José Carreras & Claudio Abbado - Frankfurt Concert 1992

2006

as Conductor

Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem Op. 45
Movie

Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem Op. 45

1997

as Self - Conductor

Mahler Symphony No. 9 (Lucerne Festival)
Movie

Mahler Symphony No. 9 (Lucerne Festival)

2011

as Self . Conductor

Lucerne Festival: Mahler: Symphony No. 7
Movie

Lucerne Festival: Mahler: Symphony No. 7

2006

as Self -Conductor

New Year's Concert 1991
Movie

New Year's Concert 1991

1991

as Conductor

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

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

2011

as dirigent

The Matchstick Men
Movie

The Matchstick Men

1996

as Self

Claudio Abbado and Maurizio Pollini at Lucerne Festival 2004
Movie

Claudio Abbado and Maurizio Pollini at Lucerne Festival 2004

2022

as Conductor

Mahler: Symphony No. 9
Movie

Mahler: Symphony No. 9

2005

as Self - Conductor

Claudio Abbado, Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra Of Venezuela, Anna Prohaska – Lucerne Festival At Easter
Movie

Claudio Abbado, Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra Of Venezuela, Anna Prohaska – Lucerne Festival At Easter

2011

as Self - Conductor

Berlin Philharmonic in Japan 1994
Movie

Berlin Philharmonic in Japan 1994

2002

as Self - Conductor

Abbado in Lucerne 2003
Movie

Abbado in Lucerne 2003

2003

as Conductor

A Russian Night
Movie

A Russian Night

2009

as Self - Conductor

Brahms Dvorák - Violin Concerto Symphony No. 9 From the New World
Movie

Brahms Dvorák - Violin Concerto Symphony No. 9 From the New World

2011

as Self - Conductor

About 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. With 86 credits spanning from 1971 to 2025, Claudio Abbado has appeared in 80 films and 6 TV shows.

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