Italian wins gold in marathon
NewsThe conductor Riccardo Muti, 80, has been awarded the Great Gold Medal of honour for services to the Austrian Republic.
They worked out that he has conducted more often at Salzburg – 270 times – than any conductor except Herbert von Karajan. The Festival President Helga Rabl-Stadler called him an ‘impressive constant in a cultural scene threatened by superficial events.’
The award was made after his performance of Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis.
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