Claudio Abbado, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Claudio Abbado

Italian conductor

Date of Birth: 26-Jun-1933

Place of Birth: Milan, Lombardy, Italy

Date of Death: 20-Jan-2014

Profession: composer, politician, conductor, pianist, music director

Nationality: Italy

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Claudio Abbado, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI (Italian pronunciation: ['klaudjo ab'ba?do]; 26 June 1933 – 20 January 2014) was an Italian conductor.
He served 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.