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Biography
Riccardo Chailly is an Italian conductor. He is currently music director of the Lucerne Festival Orchestra and of La Scala. Prior to this, he held chief conducting positions at the Gewandhausorchester (2005–2016); the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra (1988–2004); the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra (1982–1988); and the Teatro Comunale of Bologna (1986–1993). He was also the first musical director of the Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi (1999–2005) and principal guest conductor of the London Philharmonic Orchestra (1983–1986).
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Awards & recognition
- Echo Klassik – Conductor of the Year · 2012
- Leipzig International Mendelssohn Prize · 2009
- Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic · 1998
- Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion · 1998
- Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic · 1994
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- Feltrinelli Prize
