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
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Concertgoers who were in the hall in January of last year may recall Riccardo Muti and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s performance of this piece, when all appropriate virtues were present.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
Riccardo Muti is this year’s conductor for one of the profession’s most prestigious gigs and one that went to Gustavo Dudamel in 2017.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 31, 2024
“With him, musically I felt at home,” Muti said.
From New York Times ● May 21, 2024
Among 93 members, Muti made 32 appointments and Daniel Barenboim 28, with most of the remainder by Georg Solti.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 2, 2024
Nayaraq placed Muti on the floor before us and raised her voice to be heard over her son’s loud cries.
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
Johannesburg's muti market is located in the southeast, in an area of the city, where you will rarely find tourists, though Joburg's tourism website claims otherwise.
From Slate ● Jan. 6, 2012
In South Africa, muti is used at all levels of the game, from players kicking the ball socially on weekends to managers of top-flight clubs.
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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