Riccardo Muti Quotes

Riccardo Muti — Italian Celebrity born on July 28, 1941,

Riccardo Muti, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI is an Italian conductor. He holds two music directorships: the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the Orchestra Giovanile Luigi Cherubini. Previously he 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. Muti has been a prolific recording artist and has received dozens of honors, titles, awards and prizes. He is particularly associated with the music of Giuseppe Verdi... (wikipedia)

Nobility of spirit has more to do with simplicity than ostentation, wisdom rather than wealth, commitment rather than ambition.

I'm not shy in the spotlight. I might seem austere and even arrogant, but far from it, I'm actually shy.

I have closed that page of my life without rancor. I do not disown any of the work done.

A conductor should guide rather than command.

The conductor's stand is not a continent of power, but rather an island of solitude.