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About Abbado: Italian maestro Claudio Abbado, in West Berlin on Tuesday, led the Berlin Philharmonic in a rehearsal just hours before formally becoming leader of the world-famed orchestra. Abbado, 57, was picked in October to succeed Herbert von Karajan, who died in July, 1989. Abbado arranged to sign his seven-year contract late Tuesday. The terms provided for automatic renewal until 2002.
