Riccardo Muti goes back to jail, bringing message of hope

Riccardo Muti goes back to jail, bringing message of hope

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norman lebrecht

October 24, 2013

This is not the first time the maestro has reached out to Chicago’s young offenders, but the message is getting through. Classical music is not just for the rich; it can do good at every social level. Read here.

Warrenville Juvinile Correctional Institute

Comments

  • sdReader says:

    … but I’m sure he collected his $200!

  • R. James Tobin says:

    BRAVO!

  • Alan Penner says:

    “Classical music is not just for the rich.”

    It never was.

  • But jail is for the poor.

  • As Paul H. Muller’s observation reminds us, there were many poignant aspects to Maestro Muti’s otherwise quite positive and uplifting afternoon with these young people. I was there as well.

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