20 Jan 2014
Claudio Abbado, Italian conductor, dies aged 80
Italian conductor Claudio Abbado, former principal conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra, has died aged 80
Italian conductor Claudio Abbado, former principal conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra, has died aged 80
Celebrated Italian conductor Claudio Abbado has died aged 80.
The former principal conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra passed away in Bologna after a long illness, said Raffaella Grimaudo, spokeswoman for the Bologna mayor's office.