Abbado
claudio [klaw-dee-oh;; italian klou-dyaw] /ˈklɔ di oʊ;; italian ˈklaʊ dyɔ/ (show ipa), born 1933, italian orchestral conductor and musical director.
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claudio. born 1933, italian conductor; princ-p-l conductor of the london symphony orchestra (1979–88); director of the vienna state opera (1986–91), and the berlin philharmonic (1989–2001)
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