Chicago Symphony Orchestra conductor Riccardo Muti

Nancy Stone, Chicago Tribune
Riccardo Muti, Chicago Symphony Orchestra conductor, rehearses the symphony in Schumann's Symphony #3 on Tuesday, April 23, 2013.
Nancy Stone, Chicago Tribune
Riccardo Muti, Chicago Symphony Orchestra conductor, rehearses the symphony in Schumann's Symphony #3 on Tuesday, April 23, 2013.

PUBLISHED: April 23, 2013 at 8:48 p.m. | UPDATED: December 31, 2018 at 10:18 p.m.

Maestro Riccardo Muti was named the music director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in 2008, joining the symphony ahead of its 2010-’11 season. The Italian-born conductor had been the music director of the Philadelphia Orchestra and a guest conductor with the New York Philharmonic.