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Muti to Lead Chicago Symphony

Posted May 5, 08 2:23 PM CDT in Business,  Arts & Living 

(Newser) – After four years of searching for a new music director, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra has finally found its man: Italian maestro Riccardo Muti. He will take over for the 2010-11 season on a five-year contract. In September, Muti rejected the idea of an American music directorship because of hefty administrative duties, but a month of guest conducting changed his tune.

"I would like to make this last engagement as music director in my life something that can enrich people," Muti told the New York Times. In 2005, an internal spat caused his ouster from the Teatro All Scala, where he was the music director for 19 years. He's since been principal guest conductor at the New York Philharmonic, a role he says will likely shrink.

Sources New York Times, Chicago Tribune

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Riccardo Muti received widespread support from the CSO musicians, as well as a unanimous vote from the board of directors.   (KRT Photos)
Today, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association appointed world-renowned conductor Riccardo Muti as its 10th music director.   (AP Photo)
Italian Maestro Riccardo Muti speaks during a news conference on the upcoming Salzburg Pentecost festival 2008, in Salzburg, Austria.   (AP Photo/Kerstin Joensson)
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