Riccardo Muti | |
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 Muti in 2008 | |
| Born | 28 July 1941 Naples, Italy |
| Alma mater | Conservatory of San Pietro a Majella Milan Conservatory |
| Occupation | Conductor |
| Years active | 1963–present |
| Spouse | Cristina Mazzavillani (m. 1969) |
| Children | 3 |
Riccardo Muti OMRI GCSG (Italian: [rikˈkardo ˈmuːti]; born 28 July 1941) is an Italian conductor. He is current music director of the Orchestra Giovanile Luigi Cherubini. Muti has previously held posts at the Maggio Musicale in Florence, the Philharmonia Orchestra in London, the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Teatro alla Scala in Milan, the Salzburg Whitsun Festival, and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. He was named Music Director Emeritus in Chicago in 2023.
A prolific recording artist, Muti has received numerous honours and awards, including two Grammy Awards. He is especially associated with the music of Giuseppe Verdi. Among the world's leading conductors, in a 2015 Bachtrack poll, he was ranked by music critics as the world's fifth best living conductor.[1]
- ^ Pullinger, Mark (3 September 2015). "Chailly and the Berliner Philharmoniker: the critics' choice for World's Best Conductor and Orchestra". Bachtrack. Retrieved 6 May 2021.