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Claudio Abbado
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Person

Claudio Abbado

1933 – 2014 · aged 81

Italian conductor (1933–2014)

Born
26 Jun 1933 · Milan
Died
20 Jan 2014 · Bologna
Part ofKingdom of Italy1785 – 1946

Life timeline

Their life from birth to death. On the timeline, world events of the time are shown faintly.

Showing 93 years
  1. 26 Jun 1933BornBorn in Milan
  2. 1984AwardKnight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
  3. 1994AwardErnst von Siemens Music Prize
  4. 2002AwardEcho Klassik – Conductor of the Year
  5. 2002AwardKnight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
  6. 2003AwardHonorary doctor of the University of Basilicata
  7. 2003AwardPraemium Imperiale
  8. 2003AwardRoyal Philharmonic Society Gold Medal
  9. 2004AwardErnst Reuter Medal
  10. 2005AwardEcho Klassik – Conductor of the Year
  11. 2012AwardGramophone Award for Lifetime Achievement
  12. 2013 – 2014RoleItalian senator for life
  13. 20 Jan 2014DiedDied in Bologna

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Meanwhile in the world

Major world events during their lifetime (1933 – 2014).

  1. 1933 – 1945The Holocaust
  2. 19341934 FIFA World Cup
  3. 19361936 Summer Olympics
  4. 1937 – 1945Second Sino-Japanese War
  5. 19381938 FIFA World Cup
  6. 1938Munich Agreement
  7. 1939 – 1940Winter War
  8. 1939 – 1945World War II
  9. 1940 – 1945Auschwitz concentration camp
  10. 1941Attack on Pearl Harbor
  11. 1941 – 1945Eastern Front
  12. 1941Operation Barbarossa
  13. 1942 – 1943Battle of Stalingrad
  14. 1945Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
  15. 1945 – 1946Nuremberg trials
  16. 19501950 FIFA World Cup
  17. 1950 – 1953Korean War
  18. 1953 – 1959Cuban Revolution
  19. 19541954 FIFA World Cup
  20. 1955 – 1975Vietnam War
  21. 1956Hungarian Revolution of 1956
  22. 1956Suez Crisis
  23. 19581958 FIFA World Cup
  24. 1959Antarctic Treaty System
  25. 19621962 FIFA World Cup
  26. 1962Cuban Missile Crisis
  27. 19661966 FIFA World Cup
  28. 1966 – 1976Cultural Revolution
  29. 1968Prague Spring
  30. 1969Apollo 11 Moon landing
  31. 19721972 Summer Olympics
  32. 19741974 FIFA World Cup
  33. 19781978 FIFA World Cup
  34. 1978 – 1979Iranian Revolution
  35. 1979 – 1989Soviet–Afghan War
  36. 1980 – 1988Iran–Iraq War
  37. 19841984 Summer Olympics
  38. 1985Schengen Agreement
  39. 19891989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
  40. 1989Fall of the Berlin Wall

Biography

Claudio Abbado (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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