Riccardo Muti

Riccardo Muti OMRI GCSG
Muti in 2008
Born	(1941-07-28) 28 July 1941 (age 82) 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 currently holds two music directorships, at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (Music Director Emeritus since 2023) and at 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, and the Salzburg Whitsun Festival.

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]