Riccardo Muti has received the Great Gold Medal of Honor for services to the Austrian Republic. The 80-year-old conductor received the medal following a concert performance of Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis on August 16 with the Wiener Philharmoniker. Muti has conducted 270 times at the festival, more than any other conductor in it’s history except Herbert von Karajan. While the conductor {…}

Giuseppe Conte has responded to Riccardo Muti’s letter imploring the prime minister to reopen theaters. In a letter to the maestro, Conte said, “I respond to your heartfelt appeal … and I take the opportunity to share some considerations with you and with the readers. Your reflections touch me deeply, and I do not think they have left readers indifferent. {…}

Riccardo Muti has written an open letter to Primer Minister Giuseppe Conte imploring him to reopen theaters. In a letter the maestro said, “While I understand your difficult responsibilities in this long and tragic period for our country, and with the urgent need to safeguard the health of our fellow citizens, I am impelled to make a heartfelt appeal. Closing {…}