25 Dec 2010
Muti loomed over city's arts life
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2010-12-25/entertainment/ct-ae-1226-chicagoan-classical-20101225_1_riccardo-muti-cso-classical-music
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2010-12-25/entertainment/ct-ae-1226-chicagoan-classical-20101225_1_riccardo-muti-cso-classical-music
By John von Rhein [Chicago Tribune, 25 December 2010]
It speaks volumes for the impact Riccardo Muti had on the city in 2010 -- the year he made his official debut as music director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra -- that his absence generated at least as much attention as his presence.