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Artist Biography For Claudio Abbado & Berliner Philharmoniker

In 1989 The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Elected Him As Their Chief Conductor To Succeed Herbert Von Karajan A Post He Held Until 2002. 3 In 2004 He Returned To Conduct The Berlin Philharmonic And Performed Mahler's Symphony No. 6 In A Series Of Recorded Live Concerts. The Resulting CD Won Best Orchestral Recording And Record Of The Year In Gramophone Magazine's 2006 Awards. 4 The Orchestra Academy Of The Berlin Philharmonic Established The Claudio Abbado Composition Prize In 2006 In His Honour.
Claudio Abbado Has Performed And Recorded A Wide Range Of Romantic Works In Particular Gustav Mahler Whose Symphonies He Has Recorded Several Times. He Is Also Noted For His Interpretations Of Modern Works By Composers Such As Arnold Schoenberg Karlheinz Stockhausen Giacomo Manzoni Luigi Nono Bruno Maderna Thomas Adler Giovanni Sollima Roberto Carnevale Franco Donatoni And George Benjamin.
In 1988 He Founded The Music Festival Wien Modern Which Has Since Expanded To Include All Aspects Of Contemporary Art. This Interdisciplinary Festival Takes Place Each Year Under His Direction.
Abbado Is Also Well Known For His Work With Young Musicians. He Is Founder And Music Director Of The European Union Youth Orchestra 1978 And The Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester 1986 . He Is Also A Frequent Guest Conductor With The Chamber Orchestra Of Europe With Whom He Recorded A Cycle Of Franz Schubert Symphonies To Considerable Acclaim. More Recently He Has Worked With The Orquesta Sinfónica Simón Bolívar Of Venezuela. 6 He Was Diagnosed With Stomach Cancer In 2000 And The Treatment Led To The Removal Of A Portion Of His Digestive System. After Recovery He Formed The Lucerne Festival Orchestra In 2003 7 And Their Concerts Have Been Highly Acclaimed. 8 Abbado Is Scheduled To Remain As The Orchestra's Music Director And Chief Conductor Through 2010. 9 He Also Serves As Music Director Of The Orchestra Mozart Of Bologna Italy.

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