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Fabio Luisi is a conductor and university teacher, born on January 17, 1959 in Genoa, Liguria, Italy. Fabio Luisi is 67 years old as of 2026. Education on record includes University of Music and Performing Arts Graz. Listed accolades include Austrian Decoration for Science and Art.
My Take
Fabio Luisi is the kind of conductor who quietly racks up some of the most demanding podium gigs in the world without ever becoming a tabloid fixture, and honestly I respect that hustle. Born in Genoa in 1959, he built his craft at the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz and has since climbed to lead not one but three major orchestras simultaneously — the Danish National Symphony, the Dallas Symphony, and the NHK Symphony in Tokyo. That's a genuinely remarkable trifecta spanning Europe, America, and Japan. He earned Austria's Decoration for Science and Art, which tells you how deeply the European classical world values him. There's something refreshingly old-school about a maestro who lets the music do all the talking, and Luisi does exactly that with quiet authority.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Fabio Luisi
- Name (Japanese)
- ファビオ・ルイージ
- Reading
- ふぁびお・るいーじ
- Born
- January 17, 1959 (age 67)
- Origin
- Genoa, Liguria, Italy
- Occupation
- conductor / university teacher
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Boar
2. Background
- University
- University of Music and Performing Arts Graz
Awards & achievements
- Austrian Decoration for Science and Art
3. Links
- Official sitehttp://fabioluisi.net/
- Xhttps://x.com/FabLuisi
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fabio%20Luisi
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%83%93%E3%82%AA%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AB%E3%82%A4%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B8
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q247694
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Fabio Luisi born?
Fabio Luisi was born on January 17, 1959 and is 67 years old.
Where is Fabio Luisi from?
Fabio Luisi is from Genoa, Liguria, Italy.
What does Fabio Luisi do?
Fabio Luisi works as conductor, university teacher.
Where did Fabio Luisi study?
Fabio Luisi attended University of Music and Performing Arts Graz.
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