biography
pronunciation:
[abahdoh]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1933– )
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| biography:
| Musical conductor, born in Milan, N Italy. From a distinguished musical family, he began training in piano, composition, and conducting. He made his British debut in Manchester (1965), was conductor and director at La Scala, Milan (1968–86), and principal conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra (1979–87). Other posts include principal conductor of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (1971), musical director of the Vienna State Opera (1986–91), and principal conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (1989–2001). In 1994 he was artistic director of the Salzburg Easter Festival and triumphed with a spectacular postmodern production of Moussorgsky's Boris Godunov. |
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