About Claudio Abbado
Claudio Abbado 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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Awards & Honors
honorary doctor of the University of Aberdeen
honorary doctor of the University of Ferrara
honorary doctor of the University of Basilicata
Echo Klassik – Conductor of the Year
Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Grammy Awards
Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria
Praemium Imperiale
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Ernst von Siemens Music Prize
Ring of Honour of the City of Vienna
Ernst Reuter Medal
Hans von Bülow Medal
Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour
Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
Gold Medal of the Italian Order of Merit for Culture and Art
Great Golden Medal of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria
Gramophone Award for Recording of the Year
Gramophone Award for Lifetime Achievement
Royal Philharmonic Society Gold Medal
honorary doctorate from the University of Cambridge
![“I love the sound of snow... You can hear it even if you are only standing on a balcony. [The sound] is only minimal, not even a real noise: a breath, a trifle of a sound. You have the same thing in music: if in the score there is a pianissimo marked that ends in nothing. Up thee you can feel this…” quote by Claudio Abbado](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/f50/claudio-abbado-99337_achieve_i-love-the-sound-of-snow-you-can-hear-it_2468740.jpg)