Claudio Abbado one of the greatest and most acclaimed conductors of the last several decades, has died at the age of 80.
We'd like to hear from readers who have attended performances by the maestro, and those who have his recordings. What have been your most memorable moments? And what of your favourite recordings? If you'd like to leave a tribute to Abbado, submit your via the form below – and we'll publish a selection on TheGuardian.com.
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The acclaimed Italian conductor had been in ill health for several months
Imogen Tilden and Lizzy Davies
20, Jan, 2014 @10:00 AM
To mark the death of the great conductor, here's a piece from 2009 in which he talks to Tom Service about his life and work
Interview by Tom Service
07, Aug, 2009 @11:01 PM
Tom Service: Abbado's concerts with his Lucerne Festival Orchestra weren't mere performances of pieces of music, they were searing, transformative existential journeys. His death is a huge loss
Tom Service
20, Jan, 2014 @12:04 PM
Lizzy Davies
27, Jan, 2014 @7:41 PM
The chief conductor of the Concertgebouw Orchestra on a man for whom music was everything
Mariss Jansons
20, Jan, 2014 @5:02 PM
Mark Brown, Imogen Tilden and Lizzy Davies in Rome
20, Jan, 2014 @7:22 PM
Sir Simon Rattle, chief conductor and artistic director of the Berlin Philharmonic, writes about his great predecessor and friend who has died at the age of 80
Simon Rattle
20, Jan, 2014 @5:14 PM
Tom Service: Health concerns have forced the 80-year-old conductor to cancel next month's Tokyo dates.
Tom Service
12, Sep, 2013 @8:44 AM
One of the world's finest conductors, with La Scala, the Vienna and Berlin Philharmonics, and his own orchestra in Lucerne
David Nice
20, Jan, 2014 @12:56 PM
Editorial: Few musicians have founded more orchestras and found time to be chief conductor of La Scala and the Berlin Philharmonic
Editorial
10, Oct, 2011 @8:46 PM