Muti
noun
Riccardo (rɪˈkɑːdəʊ). born 1941, Italian conductor: musical director of Philharmonia Orchestra, London (1979–82), Philadelphia Orchestra (1980–92), and La Scala, Milan (1986–2005)
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Muti
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/ ˈmʊtɪ /
noun
muti
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/ ˈmʊtɪ /
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Etymology
Origin of muti
from Zulu umuthi tree, medicine
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As the resident orchestra the Vienna Philharmonic will also perform five concert programs, conducted by Gustavo Dudamel, Tugan Sokhiev, Riccardo Muti, Christian Thielemann and Andris Nelsons.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
On my first day in Salzburg, I headed for an 11 a.m. concert featuring Riccardo Muti conducting the Vienna Philharmonic in Bruckner’s monumental Eighth Symphony.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2024
Muti was music director for 13 seasons before stepping down last summer ahead of his 82nd birthday.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 2, 2024
Noting her voice’s solid technical foundation, Muti was optimistic.
From New York Times ● Dec. 20, 2023
Almost immediately, Muti began to calm, and his crying quieted.
From "The Ugly One" by Leanne Statland Ellis
It is not the politicians, it is not poverty, it is not muti or juju it is not anything but the sickness in our heads.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2013
It was these pamphlets that first got me wondering about South African traditional healers, known as sangomas, and their alternative medicines, referred to as muti.
From Slate ● Jan. 6, 2012
Kenneth's attitude mirrored how most people I spoke to thought about muti: It probably doesn't work, but you don't want to mess with it, just in case.
From Slate ● Jan. 6, 2012
Now, however, the club officially downplays any talk of muti, saying emphatically that the team doesn't employ a sangoma.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2010
“Cholera a bad bugger. Frelimo send soldiers with muti* but too late. Muti no work good, anyway.”
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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