Riccardo Muti named CSO's music director emeritus for life

Riccardo Muti will become the Chicago Symphony Orchestra's music director emeritus for life starting next season. Muti repeats the Beethoven on Saturday night and Sunday, then closes his tenure Tuesday night with a free concert in Millennium Park. Muti’s career has included lengthy tenures with Italy’s Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, London’s Philharmonia Orchestra, the Philadelphia Orchestra, and Milan’s Teatro alla Scala. He is just the fifth CSO music director in seven decades, following Fritz Reiner, Jean Martinon, Georg Solti, and Daniel Barenboim.