LONDON (Reuters) - While it doesn't have the diplomatic clout of the city's favorite son Barack Obama, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra has scored a huge success in Europe, getting audiences and critics on their feet in five countries. "Dazzling and moving" a Zurich newspaper said of the CSO's performances of Haydn and Beethoven symphonies under the baton of ...

At La Scala, he rankled musicians and clashed with management, personifying at least to some the stereotype of the megalomaniac maestro. Soon off to Chicago and looking to spread goodwill through music across the globe, Riccardo Muti — the Chicago Symphony Orchestra's new music ...