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)
Muti
1 British
/ ˈmʊtɪ /
noun
muti
2
British
/ ˈmʊtɪ /
noun
Etymology
Origin of muti
from Zulu umuthi tree, medicine
Example Sentences
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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
“With him, musically I felt at home,” Muti said.
From New York Times ● May 21, 2024
Klaus Mäkelä was hired Tuesday to succeed Riccardo Muti as music director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and will become the youngest head since its start in 1891.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 2, 2024
I recalled the day he had been playing the game of conkana with Muti and had shown love toward his little brother.
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
They called themselves the “21st-century muti generation” and sold a mix of baboon claws, horse legs, homemade clothing and dried out black cats.
From Slate ● Jan. 6, 2012
Bad muti, as this is called, is a common specialty of young traders who are “after the money,” according to sangoma Elizabeth Makwana, who I visited several days later.
From Slate ● Jan. 6, 2012
Whether muti works remains the subject of debate.
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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