Riccardo Muti wins £100k
mainThe Italian conductor, 76, was named winner of Japan’s Praemium Imperiale.
Among this year’s other receipients is the French actor Catherine Deneuve.
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Why is there a cash prize going to distinguished individuals with, no doubt, a substantial balance in their Swiss account?
Because it’s a self-congratulatory, self-perpetuating, rigged, disconnected from reality system.
Because the person with the cash thought it was a good idea. More reflected glory than giving it to you or me, or anyone else that would elicit a general reaction to the news of “who?”, even though we might appreciate it more!
Do we know whether Muti will follow the common practice of passing on the prize money to charity?
http://www.riccardomutioperacademy.com/
I wonder how many struggling arts organizations could have used this money? Or groups doing outreach in the ghetto? I guess Muti can buy another yacht or Tuscan villa now.
Can I have some
He’s worth every penny and more! Congratulations!
Agree. How detestable is envy??!! But it’s the Left’s schtick.
Agree!!!
That’s because the right’s schtick owns the means of production AND everything else. Oh, wait, I’m so thankful for my ‘trickle down’ allowance. I’ll never be envious again.
Presumably Maestro Muti will give it away to worthy causes ?
-not impossible.
I remember going to a George Shearing concert years ago. He encouraged us to give, that it goes to a worthy cause, the blind. Then with a big grin on his face, he added “well, one of them, anyway!”
Typical of the sense of humour of this great man and great pianist.
Wasn’t he just great? Those Concord jazz recordings of him with Mel Torme are just gold.
He could spend some of it on a swanky near hair style. You know the old joke about Muti- popular in Italy. He’s stuck in the middle of the desert & cries to the heavens ‘Dei Aqua’. God obliges & Muti cups out his hands & runs the proceeds through his fine locks.
I understand Ms Deneuve only got £30,000.
I don’t know where you heard that but so far, since the establishment of the prize, each of the five Praemium Imperiale laureates have received their own ¥15.000.000 / ~€114.767 / ~£101.468 .
This year…
Painting – Pierre Alechinsky
Sculpture – Fujiko Nakaya
Architecture – Christian de Portzamparc
Music – Riccardo Muti
Film/Theater – Catherine Deneuve
Maybe Anon was trying to make a joke?
Perhaps. What truly is a joke however, is that, on the topic of conductors, we have a thread for Barenboim and Buenos Aires, Muti and his £100.000 prize but nothing about a certain modest, humble and truly great musician celebrating his 91st birthday (depending on your location today/yesterday; July 11th)….Happy Birthday Herbert Blomstedt!
For crying out loud. He needs the $$$. Jaap is making much more than that in Dallas and he’s only half as good.
==Happy Birthday Herbert Blomstedt!
Yes, it’s disappointing that SD didn’t pick up on this.