Gustavo Dudamel

Review: Gil Shaham performs the Berg Violin Concerto with LA Phil, Dudamel

Violinist.com (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009

By Laurie Niles: I realized on Thursday night that despite having listened to recordings of the Alban Berg Violin Concerto countless times, I hadn't come close to understanding it. Seeing a live performance enlightened me; moreover, seeing a live performance with violinist Gil Shaham , conductor Gustavo Dudamel and the Los Angeles Philharmonic at Disney Hall energized my senses. The evening also included...

A New Musical Marriage in Los Angeles

New York Times (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009

Gustavo Dudamel, Hollywood star: duly noted. But now the real work begins.

Dudamel leads L.A. Phil in Schubert, Berio

The Arts Blog (Free subscription) | 11/15/2009

Review: Gustavo Dudamel conducts the Los Angeles Philharmonic in two unfinished symphonies by Schubert, one completed by Berio. The Orange County Register, Nov. 11, 2009. SEE SLIDE SHOW A week after raising the roof of Walt Disney Concert Hall with a powerful reading of Verdi’s Requiem, Gustavo Dudamel, still in demonstration mode as the new music [...]

Hollywood Swoons Over That Hair, That Baton

New York Times (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009

He has only a handful of concerts behind him, but the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s 28-year-old Venezuelan maestro, Gustavo Dudamel, has had his face plastered across town.

Gehry in Gustavo's Entourage

Curbed LA (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009

The New York Times profiles the city's love affair with new LA Philharmonic conductor Gustavo Dudamel, with only the very slightest air of bemused detachment. In a weird bit of symbiosis, the paper says "The Disney Hall architect, Frank Gehry, seems to be his best celebrity friend ." Gehry was even hanging out in his dressing room after a recent performance. [NYT]

Gustavo Dudamel unleashes a potent Verdi Requiem, or, What else did you expect?

The Arts Blog (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009

Review. The Orange County Register, Nov. 6, 2009. Heretofore, Gustavo Dudamel, the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s new music director, has appeared with the orchestra for a week or two at a time. Thursday night marked the beginning of his most extended period with the group to date. He decided to open it with a real corker, a [...]

Other side of the Dude

Slipped disc (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009

Amid the hoopla and hullabaloo of Gustavo Dudamel's arrival in Los Angeles, few seem to have noticed that he has quietly renewed as music director in Gothenburg, Swden, for the next three years. The Swedes can never be faulted for...

Dudamel gets $75,000 from MIT

The Arts Blog (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009

I don’t know what it is about this little bit of news, but somehow I find it amusing. The Council for the Arts at MIT has named Gustavo Dudamel the recipient of the 2010 Eugene McDermott Award in the Arts at MIT. And whereas Mr. Gustavo Dudamel is the receiver of said award, therefore, said council will [...]

Colburn Orchestra, Lin, play Tan Dun

The Arts Blog (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009

Review: The Colburn Orchestra and violinist Cho-Liang Lin perform Tan Dun’s “Out of Peking Opera” as part of the Philharmonic Society’s “Ancient Paths, Modern Voices” festival. The Orange County Register, Oct. 30, 2009. SEE SLIDE SHOW It’s been a good month for the cause of youth orchestras in Southern California. Gustavo Dudamel sent a signal by [...]

V.com weekend vote: Which conductor, Alan Gilbert or Gustavo Dudamel?

Violinist.com (Free subscription) | 10/24/2009

By The Weekend Vote: This fall marks the beginning of a new era for both the Los Angeles Philharmonic, with its new Music director, Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Dudamel , 28, and the New York Philharmonic, with new Music Director Alan Gilbert , 42. When I think about both these new conductors, certainly I am thinking about change and new energy. But I'm not focused completely on youth, like, say, this...

Dudamel on PBS Wednesday night

The Arts Blog (Free subscription) | 10/19/2009

Why not make up your own mind? KCET will broadcast Gustavo Dudamel’s inaugural concert as music director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic at Walt Disney Concert Hall at 8 p.m. on Oct. 20. The concert was taped less than two weeks ago for the Great Performances series. The broadcast includes the world premiere of John Adams’ “City [...]

One on one with Gustavo Dudamel

The Arts Blog (Free subscription) | 10/16/2009

I had a nice one on one interview with Gustavo Dudamel in his Disney Hall office last week, with no publicists or handlers around. He couldn’t have been friendlier or more forthcoming. We talked about his plans to change the sound of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the media blitz, and arts education, among other things. [...]

On screens at the Music Center plaza, Dudamel rivets the crowd

Culture Monster (Free subscription) | 10/09/2009

David Arrieta, 14, snuggled up in a sleeping bag outside the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion just after 6 p.m. There was no time to waste. He was hurriedly trying to finish his algebra homework before Gustavo Dudamel appeared on the screen...

New York Report (Part 2): Alan Gilbert at the helm of the New York Philharmonic

Clef Notes (Free subscription) | 10/07/2009

The splashiest podium arrival this season is Gustavo Dudamel, launching his highly anticipated tenure as music director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. We're talking a second-coming level of publicity for that. Meanwhile, Alan Gilbert has taken the helm of the New York...

• New York Report (Part 2): Alan Gilbert at the helm of the New York Philharmonic - Baltimore Sun

Dudamel backlash

The Arts Blog (Free subscription) | 10/07/2009

The marketing of Gustavo Dudamel is turning some people off. I’ve been hearing from them via e-mail and in the comments section of this blog. It’s hard to tell how large their numbers are, but I sense a considerable group. The hype has been rather ridiculous at times, and I have made some fun of it, [...]