Claudio Abbado

Claudio Abbado OMRI ( 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 . He was recipient of the Ernst von Siemens Music Prize and Senator for life in Italy .

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