CSO Names Muti as Director

Just announced today is that Riccardo Muti has been appointed as the 10th music director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Under a five-year contract, he begins in September 2010 and requires at least 10 subscription weeks per year.

The tag line for this could probably go as follows: ``Attempting to gain acceptance of the younger crowd, the CSO board [again] decides to go with the younger, more vibrant, choice instead of the more experienced candidate.''