In 2004, Abbado returned to conduct the Berlin Philharmonic for the first time since his departure as chief conductor, for concerts of Mahler's [[Symphony No. 6 (Mahler)|Symphony No. 6]] recorded live for commercial release.<ref>{{cite web | author=David Gutman | url=http://www.gramophone.co.uk/review/mahler-symphony-no-6-11 | title=Mahler Symphony No 6 | work=Gramophone | date=2005 | accessdate=22 March 2015}}</ref> The resulting CD won Best Orchestral Recording and Record of the Year in ''[[Gramophone (magazine)|Gramophone]]'' magazine's 2006 [[Gramophone Award|award]]s. The Orchestra Academy of the Berlin Philharmonic established the ''Claudio Abbado Kompositionspreis'' (Claudio Abbado Composition Prize) in his honour, which has since been awarded in 2006, 2010 and 2014.
===Ander orkeste en post-Berlynse werk===
In addition to his work with long-established ensembles, Abbado founded a number of new orchestras with younger musicians at their core. These included the European Community Youth Orchestra (later the [[European Union Youth Orchestra]] (EUYO)), in 1978, and the Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester (GMJO; Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra) in (1988).<ref name=iww/> In both instances, musicians from the respective youth orchestras founded spinoff orchestras, the [[Chamber Orchestra of Europe]] (COE) and the [[Mahler Chamber Orchestra]], respectively. Abbado worked with both these ensembles regularly as well, and was artistic advisor to the COE, though he did not hold a formal title with the Mahler Chamber Orchestra. In turn, the Mahler Chamber Orchestra formed the core of the newest incarnation of the [[Lucerne Festival Orchestra]], which Abbado and Michael Haefliger of the Lucerne Festival established in the early 2000s, and which featured musicians from various orchestras with which Abbado had long-standing artistic relationships.<ref name=Service/><ref>{{cite web | author=Andrew Clements | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2007/aug/24/proms2007.proms | title= Lucerne Festival Orchestra/Abbado | work=The Guardian | date=24 August 2007 | accessdate=7 September 2014}}</ref> The final new orchestra that Abbado helped to establish was the [[Orchestra Mozart]], of [[Bologna]], Italy, in 2004,<ref name="ilpost"/> and he served as its founding music director until his death.
In addition to his work with the EUYO and the GMJO, Abbado worked with the [[Orquesta Sinfónica Simón Bolívar]] of Venezuela.<ref>{{cite web | author=Charlotte Higgins | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2006/nov/24/classicalmusicandopera | title=Land of hope and glory | work=The Guardian | date=24 November 2006 | accessdate=7 September 2014}}</ref>
