Riccardo Muti received his first music lessons, in violin and piano, from his father who was a doctor and a proficient tenor. He studied philosophy at Naples University and, at the Naples Conservatory, composition with Jacopo Napoli and Nino Rota and piano with Vincenzo Vitale. He then undertook further study at the Milan Conservatory: composition with Bruno Bettinelli and conducting with Antonino Votto (a former assistant of Toscanini and a major presence at La Scala, Milan). Having participated in Franco Ferrara’s conducting seminars in Venice in 1965, Muti was the first Italian to win the Guido Cantelli Conducting Competition, held in Milan, in 1967. This success resulted in numerous invitations to appear as a guest conductor, and in 1968 he accompani...

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EUROPA-KONZERT 2009 - SCHUBERT, F.: Symphony No. 9,
EUROPA-KONZERT 2009 - SCHUBERT, F.: Symphony No. 9,
Composers: Martucci, Giuseppe -- Schubert, Franz -- Verdi, Giuseppe
Artists: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra -- Muti, Riccardo -- Urmana, Violeta
Label/Producer: EuroArts
MOZART, W.A.: Zauberflote (Die) (The Magic Flute) (Salzburg Festival, 2006)
MOZART, W.A.: Zauberflote (Die) (The Magic Flute) (Salzburg Festival, 2006)
Composer: Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
Artists: Bespalovaite, Irena -- Damrau, Diana -- Gerhaher, Christian -- Groves, Paul -- Kuhmeier, Genia -- Muti, Riccardo -- Pape, Rene -- Ulrich, Burkhard -- Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra -- Vienna State Opera Chorus
Label/Producer: UNITEL
RICCARDO MUTI (Classical Documentary, 2001)
RICCARDO MUTI (Classical Documentary, 2001)
Artists: Hyks, Veronika -- Muti, Riccardo
Label/Producer: Digital Classics Distribution
VERDI, G.: Otello (Salzburg Festival, 2008)
VERDI, G.: Otello (Salzburg Festival, 2008)
Composer: Verdi, Giuseppe
Artists: Alvarez, Carlos -- Antonenko, Aleksandrs -- Castri, Barbara di -- Ceron, Antonello -- Costello, Stephen -- Muti, Riccardo -- Petrenko, Mikhail -- Poplavskaya, Marina -- Porta, Andrea -- Savio, Simone del -- Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra -- Vienna State Opera Chorus
Label/Producer: C Major
VERDI, G.: Otello (Salzburg Festival, 2008)
VERDI, G.: Otello (Salzburg Festival, 2008)
Composer: Verdi, Giuseppe
Artists: Alvarez, Carlos -- Antonenko, Aleksandrs -- Castri, Barbara di -- Ceron, Antonello -- Costello, Stephen -- Muti, Riccardo -- Petrenko, Mikhail -- Poplavskaya, Marina -- Savio, Simone del -- Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra -- Vienna State Opera Chorus
Label/Producer: UNITEL