Claudio Abbado conducted the hand-picked virtuosos of the festival orchestra in a rendition of Mahler’s Ninth Symphony of astonishing depth and subtlety. Rating: * * * * * Mahler has been inescapable ...
Claudio Abbado, one of the most sought-after conductors of his generation, died Monday in Bologna, Italy, at age 80. His death was announced by a spokesperson for Bologna's mayor, saying that it ...