How lucky for us that Riccardo Muti is about to conclude the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s 125th season? In his fifth season in Chicago (and he’s signed up to stay until 2020), it’s his interpretation of music and the ability to guide his musicians that makes him “the best”. Maestro’s love of Chicago is clear, he says: “I’ve seen many, many cities, but I think that Chicago is really the most beautiful city in America. Great architecture. A special light that comes from the sky, from the lake, from the streets. I grew up on the sea. For me, water is absolutely important. I cannot stay in a place without the water. And here, it’s like a sea.” We couldn’t agree more!
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Riccardo Muti salutes the Chicago Blackhawks at a Chicago Symphony Orchestra rehearsal, June 2013.
Image courtesy of: Riccardo Muti Music, photo courtesy of: Brian Kersey.
In Vienna, Riccardo Muti and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra rehearse Verdi’s Requiem in the stunning Musikverein, October 2014.
Image courtesy of: Chicago on the Aisle, photo courtesy of Todd Rosenberg.