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For the World Traveler
A Cultural Compass
For the World Traveler

Concert in Milano: Riccardo Muti Conducts the Vienna Philharmonic

May 11, 2021
Via Filodrammatici, 2, 20121 Milano MI, 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.