Abbado
Claudio [klaw-dee-oh;; Italian klou-dyaw] /ˈklɔ di oʊ;; Italian ˈklaʊ dyɔ/ (Show IPA), born 1933, Italian orchestral conductor and musical director.
noun
Claudio. born 1933, Italian conductor; principal 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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