Riccardo Muti

Italian conductor
Person human Q276038
Riccardo Muti
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Riccardo Muti

Summary

Riccardo Muti is a human[1]. He was born in Naples[2]. He was born on July 28, 1940[3]. He worked as a conductor[4] and music director[5]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (917 views/month, #7,071 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Riccardo Muti's place of birth was Naples[2].
  • Riccardo Muti was born on July 28, 1940[3].
  • Riccardo Muti was born on July 28, 1941[7].
  • A child of Riccardo Muti was Chiara Muti[8].
  • Riccardo Muti held citizenship in Italy[9].
  • Riccardo Muti worked as a conductor[4].
  • Riccardo Muti's professions included music director[5].
  • Among Riccardo Muti's employers was Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia[10].
  • Among Riccardo Muti's employers was Milan Conservatory[11].
  • Riccardo Muti was educated at Milan Conservatory[12].
  • Riccardo Muti was educated at San Pietro a Majella Conservatory of Music[13].
  • Riccardo Muti received the Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Gregory the Great[14].
  • Riccardo Muti received the Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[15].
  • Riccardo Muti received the Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic[16].
  • Riccardo Muti received the Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire[17].
  • Riccardo Muti received the Austrian Decoration for Science and Art[18].
  • Riccardo Muti received the Great Silver Medal of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria[19].
  • Riccardo Muti was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences[20].
  • Riccardo Muti was a member of American Philosophical Society[21].
  • Riccardo Muti is recorded as male[22].
  • Riccardo Muti's instance of is recorded as human[23].
  • Riccardo Muti's genre is modernism[24].
  • Riccardo Muti's genre is classical music[25].
  • Riccardo Muti's record label is recorded as EMI[26].
  • Riccardo Muti's record label is recorded as Sony Classical[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: IT[29]

  • Began / founded: 1941-07-28[30]

  • Genre(s): classical[31]

  • Community tags: classical, conductor[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: eb458ad6-7070-47af-ad92-968ea0b9dce2[33]

Body

Origins and Family

Riccardo Muti was born in Naples[2]. Recorded date of birth include July 28, 1940[3] and July 28, 1941[7].

Education

Educated at Milan Conservatory[12], a conservatory[34], in Italy[35], founded in 1807[36] and San Pietro a Majella Conservatory of Music[13], a conservatory[37], in Italy[38], founded in 1808[39].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include conductor[4] and music director[5]. Employers include Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia[10], an academic institution[40], in Italy[41], founded in 1585[42] and Milan Conservatory[11], a conservatory[43], in Italy[44], founded in 1807[45].

Recognition

Awards received include Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Gregory the Great[14], a grade of an order[46], in Vatican City[47]; Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[15], a decoration[48], in Germany[49]; Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic[16], a grade of an order[50], in Italy[51]; Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire[17], a grade of an order[52], in United Kingdom[53]; Austrian Decoration for Science and Art[18], a state decoration[54], in Austria[55], founded in 1955[56]; and Great Silver Medal of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria[19], a grade of an order[57], in Austria[58].

Personal Life

A child of Riccardo Muti was Chiara Muti[8].

Why It Matters

Riccardo Muti ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (917 views/month, #7,071 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[59] He is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[60]

FAQs

Where was Riccardo Muti born?

Riccardo Muti's place of birth was Naples[2].

What did Riccardo Muti do for work?

Riccardo Muti worked as conductor[4] and music director[5].

Where did Riccardo Muti go to school?

Riccardo Muti was educated at Milan Conservatory[12] and San Pietro a Majella Conservatory of Music[13].

What awards did Riccardo Muti receive?

Honors received include Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Gregory the Great[14], Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[15], Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic[16], and Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire[17].

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  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  25. [7] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
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  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

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  1. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [59] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [60] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Album of the year artist id 152224
    Pug authority id 183430
    U.s. copyright office public records system name id ['Muti, Ricardo', 'Muti, Riccardo']
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    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32082|batch #32082]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (24)"
  2. 14d ago · Gerwoman · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Iheart artist id 35171
    De agostini id Muti,+Riccardo
    Hoopla artist id 352216707
    Quirinale id 222
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P6706]]: Muti,+Riccardo, Matched to #mix'n'match [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/72905497|Riccardo Muti (#72905497)]] for {{P|6706}}"
  3. 25d ago · Bargioni · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Start of work period +1965-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Record label EMI, Sony Classical, Philips Records +2
    Occupation conductor, music director
    Award received
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