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Concert in Florence: Riccardo Muti Conducts the Vienna Philharmonic

May 10, 2021
Piazza Vittorio Gui, 1, 50144 Firenze FI, Italy

Spread the news! The Vienna Philharmonic is back in the touring business. And who is leading the charge? None other than the 79-year-old Riccardo Muti, maestro of maestros, and for decades a favorite with this self-governing collective of virtuosi. Featured on the program are Mendelssohn’s concert overture Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage, Schumann’s Symphony No. 4, and Brahms’s all-but-pastoral Symphony No. 2—a bouquet of joyous music, in short, music to raise and refresh the spirits. —M.G.