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Maestro Maazel Receives Italy's "Premio Abbiati" as Conductor of the Year

May 17, 2007

The National Association of Music Critics in Italy has bestowed its top prize, the Premio Abbiati, on Lorin Maazel as Conductor of the Year for 2006. In announcing the awards, the panel cited Maestro Maazel's musical intelligence and insightful interpretations, noting his special affinity for Puccini (as evidenced by the production of Tosca he conduted at La Scala in April 2006), and the many other important concerts he led last year in Italy, including a tour with the New York Philharmonic and numerous concerts with the Symphonica Toscanini.


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