[edit on Wikidata] Myelopathy describes any neurologic deficit related to the spinal cord. When due to trauma, it is known as (acute) spinal cord injury. When inflammatory, it is known as myelitis. Disease that is vascular in nature is known as vascular myelopathy.
Riccardo Muti (Conductor) Born: July 28, 1941 - Naples, Italy. The esteemed Italian conductor, Riccardo Muti, was born in Naples, where his father was a doctor and an amateur singer; his mother was a professional singer. He studied piano in Naples at the Conservatory of San Pietro a Majella under Vincenzo Vitale.
During the 1980s, Riccardo Muti was regarded as the Toscanini of the second half of the twentieth century. But not just a Toscanini-style, taskmaster who preached fidelity to the score and presided over intense, hard-driven performances, Muti insisted on beautiful tone as well as disciplined ensemble, and capitalized on his youthful Italian glamour. Muti initially learned piano and violin under his father, a physician.