Great Performances
1971
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Acting
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.
Filmography
Browse movies and TV shows featuring Claudio Abbado
Le Grand Échiquier
1972
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Le Grand Échiquier is a French variety television program created and presented by Jacques Chancel. It aired at...
Kulturplatz
2004
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ECHO-Verleihung
1992
imagine…
2003
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The biggest names from the world of art, film, music, literature and dance. Alan Yentob gets close up with thos...
Meisterwerke der Klassik
2012
The Exile and Death of Andrei Tarkovsky
1988
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A documentary about the life of Andrei Tarkovsky in exile in Western Europe including Italy, Sweden, Germany an...
Beethoven: The Symphonies
2013
Conductor: Claudio Abbado. Orchestra/Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. 1.Symphony no 1 in C major, Op. 2...
Verdi: Simon Boccanegra
2002
Giuseppe Verdi's one prologue, three act opera featuring libretto by Francesco Maria Piave and Arrigo Boito is...
Lucerne Festival: Mahler: Symphony No. 1; Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No.3
2010
The charismatic and inspiring Claudio Abbado and the mesmerising young pianist Yuja Wang, with the Lucerne Fest...
Peter and the Wolf: A Prokofiev Fantasy
1993
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A delightful DVD of Prokofiev's universally beloved and popular "musical tale," brought to life by human actors...
Abbado Conducts Mahler No. 1 & Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 3
2009
A Verdi Gala from Berlin
2002
Claudio Abbado conducts the Berlin Philharmonic in this gala New Year's Eve performance, organized to commemora...
Verdi: Simon Boccanegra
1978
Abbado wholly vindicates Verdi’s intentions through his feeling for the shape of a whole scene, for the inheren...
The Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert: 1999
1999
The annual New Year’s Eve Concert is one of the highlights in the calendar of every classical music fan in Berl...
Lohengrin
1990
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Lohengrin is a romantic opera in three acts composed and written by Richard Wagner.
In Search of Beethoven
2009
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In Search of Beethoven offers a comprehensive documentary about the life and works of the great composer. Over...
European Concert 1994
1994
European Concert 1994 From the Staatstheater Meiningen.
Mahler: Symphony No. 2 “Resurrection” – Lucerne Festival
2008
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“It would be hard to find anything greater, more significant or more moving anywhere in musical life today: tot...
Khovanshchina
1989
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The last and arguably finest opera of Modest Mussorgsky is captured in one of its most powerful interpretations...
Mikail Pletnev – A Genius Between Times
2025
Macbeth
1979
Piero Cappuccilli and Shirley Verrett lead Verdi’s sombre masterpiece, drawn from one of Shakespeare’s most cel...
Europakonzert 2000 from Berlin
2000
Beethoven: Concerto N° 2 for Piano and Orchestra; Symphony N° 9
La Cenerentola
1981
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The Prince, Don Ramiro (who has changed places with his valet, Dandini), meets Cenerentola and they are instant...
Lucerne 2007: Abbado conducts Mahler 3rd Symphony
2009
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For this performance of Mahler's Symphony No. 3, recorded live in 2007 at the Congress and Concert Hall Lucerne...
Verdi Un Ballo in Maschera
1975
This production from Covent Garden is set in Stockholm, and not Boston. With Reri Grist (Oscar), Placido Doming...
Lucerne Festival 2009 - Abbado conducts Mahler No. 4 Rückert Lieder
2010
The charismatic and inspiring Claudio Abbado and the magnificent mezzo-soprano Magdalena Kožená, with the Lucer...
Alfred Brendel and Claudio Abbado @ Lucerne Festival 2005
2005
A tribute to the great Austrian pianist Alfred Brendel, who died at the age of 94 on 17 June 2025. An acclaimed...
Maurizio Pollini: De main de maître
2014
A unique film portrait of the famous Italian pianist. Maurizio Pollini felt himself that the time had come to s...
Mahler: Symphonies 1-7
2011
The unforgettable performances by Claudio Abbado and the LUCERNE FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA of Mahler’s Symphonies Nos....
Europakonzert 1994 from Meiningen
1994
Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major for Piano and Orchestra, op. 73 Johannes Brahms: Symphony...
Claudio Abbado und Alfred Brendel - Beethovens Klavierkonzert Nr. 3 und Bruckners Sinfonie Nr. 7
2006
Competently as usual and with a lot of visinary energy, Claudio Abbado conducted his LUCERNE FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA...
Abbado: The Silence that Follows the Music
1996
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Shot over a two-year period observing Abbado: a) Rossini, Overture to 'll Barbiere di Siviglia' b) Schubert, Sy...
Verdi: Requiem
1982
Live performance of Verdi's Missa da Requiem at the Edinburgh Festival in 1982. An all-star quartet of soloists...
The Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert: 1997
1997
The annual New Year’s Eve Concert is one of the highlights in the calendar of every classical music fan in Berl...
Europakonzert 1991 from Prague
1991
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Overture and Arias from "Don Giovanni"; Symphony No. 29 in A major K. 201; Scena and R...