Italian conductor Muti gets standing ovation in Abu Dhabi
(AGI) Abu Dhabi, March 26 - Italian conductor Riccardo Mutireceived a standing ovation after Wednesday's concert in AbuDhabi, where he directed a Beethoven concert by violinistAnne-Sophie Mutter and the Luigi Cherubini Youth Orchestra.This was the maestro's first concert in the Persian Gulf, andhe received the Abu Dhabi Festival Award. The festival has itsroots in the Emirati capital and has become a culturalattraction for the entire region over the years, this being the12th edition. On the site of the festival, the culturaldistrict of Saadiyat Island will rise in 2016, with the Louvre