The Berlin Philharmonic dedicate the concerts of 22nd, 24th and 25th May 2015, which will be conducted by Gianandrea Noseda, to their former music director Claudio Abbado.

A tribute to Claudio Abbado in 200 snapshots. On Saturday, 28^th March 2015 at 7.30 p.m. at the Opera House in Florence an exhibition called “Claudio Abbado / Making music together” was opened. It was conceived by Alfredo Albertone, organized by the Opera of Florence and by Contrasto, in collaboration with the Foundation Claudio Abbado. A tribute to one of the greatest conductors of the 20^th century, a tale in photographs of his long life seen by numerous photographers.

For more information visit the link:  http://www.055firenze.it/art/120519/Claudio-Abbado-mostra-omaggio-allOpera-Firenze

So as to keep alive the cultural legacy of Claudio Abbado in the social and educational field the Association Mozart 2014 has been founded, strongly supported by his family.

The intention is to invest all energy into the projects which were so close to Abbado’s heart during the last years of his life, i.e. those devoted to the social and educational aspect of music: art can improve the life of all of us and can show to its best advantage the ties between people and nations.

This is the spiritual testament never to be forgotten.

To achieve this the Association has obtained the ownership of two social projects which were previously initiated by the Orchestra Mozart within the Accademia Filarmonica in Bologna: TAMINO, carried out in the paediatric unit of hospitals, social security organizations and schools – and PAPGENO, which aims at creating in the prison of Bologna a choir composed of inmates.

Both projects, TAMINO and PAPAGENO, are a good example of how to make music accessible to all.

This is the lesson Claudio Abbado taught us.

http://www.mozart14.org/associazione-mozart-2014/

A concert "Chamber music for Claudio" organized by musicians close to Claudio Abbado from the Lucerne Festival Orchestra and the Berliner Philharmoniker took place in Berlin on 20th December in the Church of Jesus Christus.

One year ago, on 26th August 2013, Claudio Abbado gave his last concert (Schubert Unfinished and Bruckner Symphony no. 9), the last concert of his career, at Lucerne Festival...

The Franco-German channel ARTE dedicates two transmissions to Claudio ABBADO on June 29th: 

http://www.arte.tv/guide/de/052696-000/in-memoriam-claudio-abbado 

- 5.45PM: Transmission of the tribute concert of 6th April 2014 in Lucerne with the LFO, Bruno Ganz, Isabelle Faust, Andris Nelsons.

- 11:25PM (on ARTE France) & 10:55 (on ARTE Germany): Transmission of the concert of 16th August 2013, last videoregistrated concert of Abbado (Beethoven Eroica), directed by Claudio Abbado in Lucerne with the LFO.

Memorial concert for the deeply lamented Claudio Abbado, under Daniele Gatti's baton, with the Mahler Chamber Orchestra, René Pape and Waltraud Meier.

Initially, it was Claudio Abbado who was supposed to be conducting his Mozart Bologna Orchestra at the Dresden Frauenkirche church that day. The conductor left us on January 20th, so a concert paying tribute to his art will be given instead. The famous Italian conductor Daniele Gatti will replace him and conduct the Mahler Chamber Orchestra, founded by Claudio Abbado in 1997. One of the most prestigious orchestras in the world, the Mahler Chamber Orchestra will be joined by the German singers Waltraud Meier and René Pape.

The concert will start with selected songs by Gustav Mahler, the brilliant composer whose pieces interpreted by Claudio Abbado and his orchestras set new standards. Richard Wagner's Die Walküre will follow and the concert will end with one of Claudio Abbado's favourites, what he would have liked to be his last piece recorded in a studio: Schumann's Symphony No. 3, the Rhenish.

The concert will take place in the wonderful Lutheran church Frauenkirche in Dresden and will be webcast live on medici.tv.

http://www.medici.tv/#!/memorial-concert-claudio-abbado-dresden

http://www.musikfestspiele.com/de/musikfestspiele/

The concert on April 6 in Lucerne dedicated to Claudio Abbado with the Lucerne Festival Orchestra has been for many of us one of the most harrowing of our life. You can read the report (in French) in Le Blog du Wanderer.

When Claudio Abbado founded the Gustav Mahler Academy 16 years ago, his intention was to

create a place where Europe’s finest young musicians would receive the kind of training that would

enable them to become the ideal orchestra musicians. !

The Gustav Mahler Academy has realized this vision extremely successfully and many of it’s

alumni are today playing in leading positions with the world’s great orchestras. !

Since last year the Academy was further extended by involving the Mahler Chamber Orchestra, an

ensemble that like few other resembles the spirit, excellence and enthusiasm that Claudio Abbado

was so very capable of evoking. Several MCO musicians will play together with the students in an

orchestra conducted by Daniel Harding.!

However, each year we have to turn away some 200 young musicians, many of whom would more

than deserve to be part of the Academy. Because Claudio was such an involving personality when

it came to music making and because helping young musicians was such a huge part of his

heritage we want to try and raise enough money to give this unique education possibility to as

many young musicians as possible.!

We are starting a crowdfunding effort with the objective to raise money for an additional 12

students from all over Europe to come to Bolzano and be part of the Gustav Mahler Academy this

coming July. We want to invite them on a full scholarship which is why we need your help. !

With a very small sum you can play a vital part in preserving this part of Claudio’s music-educationlegacy.

You can pay anything between 5 and 500 Euros and the objective is to raise 20.000€. The

little benefits we have prepared for you might sweeten your involvement even more!!

So please do give generously and tell your friends and family to help this wonderful cause!!

Website to help the Academy: http://www.ulule.com/mahler-academy/