Claudio Scimone (b. December 23, 1923) is an Italian conductor.

He was born in Padua, Italy and studied conducting with Dmitri Mitropoulos and Franco Ferrara. He has established an international reputation as a conductor, as well as a musicologist. He has revived many baroque and renaissance works. His discography includes over 150 titles, and he has won numerous prizes, including the Grand Prix du Disque.

He is the founder of I Solisti Veneti and honorary conductor of the Gulbelkian Orchestra in Lisbon.