Abbado in Berlin - The First Year (1991)
The vote was over, and a decision had been made: Claudio Abbado was the new chief conductor of the Berliner Philharmoniker. So it was in 1989, when – for the first time – the orchestra itself decided who was to be its artistic director. The result was a surprise for the music world – and also for Abbado himself. This documentary traces the first year of the new chief conductor in Berlin.
Directors: Bob Eisenhardt, Susan Froemke, Peter Gelb.
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Claudio Abbado as Self - Conductor |
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Berlin Philharmonic as Orchestra |
| Directing | Bob Eisenhardt | Director |
| Directing | Susan Froemke | Director |
| Directing | Peter Gelb | Director |