Gustavo Dudamel

Gustavo Dudamel Receives A Hero's Welcome Back Home

AP | IAN JAMES | Posted 04.17.2012

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CARACAS, Venezuela — Star conductor Gustavo Dudamel is thrilling fans in Venezuela as he performs with the Los Angeles Philharmonic for the firs...

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Grammy Recap: Maná Wins, Whitney Houston Remembered

Voto Latino | Posted 04.15.2012

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While it's pretty pathetic to lump various genres into one category (i.e Latin and Reggae) I guess that's where offsprings like the Latin Grammys come in.

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Dudamel Conducts a Thousand in Mahler's 8th - Wow!

Jay Weston | Posted 04.07.2012

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The conductor of the L.A. Philharmonic, Gustavo Dudamel, combined our local symphonic group with the Simón Boliver Orchestra of Venezuela in playing Mahler's Eighth Symphony, called 'Symphony of a Thousand."

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Best Education Books of 2011

Gary Stager | Posted 03.27.2012

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Readers will be empowered to dream bigger, act bolder and eschew the incrementalism plaguing public education policy.

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WATCH: Amazing Venezuelan Youth Orchestra Stuns America

AP | By CHRISTINA HOAG | Posted 11.13.2011

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LOS ANGELES -- Gustavo Dudamel stands off to the side of an orchestra of T-shirt clad teens as they laboriously rehearse Brahms' Hungarian Dance No. 5...

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Haiku Reviews: 'Hair', Cirque du Soleil and Some Electric Cellos

Posted 01.03.2012

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HuffPost Arts' Haiku Reviews is a weekly feature where invited critics review exhibitions and performances in short form. Some will be in the traditio...

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Honoring Ernest Fleischmann, Legendary Impresario

Barbara Isenberg | Posted 05.28.2011

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With one music director after another, Fleischmann extended the orchestra's reach musically, financially and geographically.

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Jeremy Denk Meets Gustavo and Beethoven on the Hill at Mouse Hall

Laurence Vittes | Posted 05.25.2011

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Music Director of the LA Philharmonic Gustavo Dudamel seemed ill at ease and uncertain Sunday afternoon in a program of Mozart and Beethoven.

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Encore!: Dudamel Extends Contract With LA Philharmonic

Los Angeles Times | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Dude will be sticking around Los Angeles for at least another eight years. The Los Angeles Philharmonic announced Thursday that conductor Gusta...

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Gustavo Dudamel Extends His LAPHIL Contract

Tom Gregory | Posted 05.25.2011

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Today it was announced that the Gustavo Dudamel, the L.A. Philharmonic's Music Director, would have his contract extended through the orchestra's 2018/19 centennial season.

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Haiku Reviews: Dudamel, Highways, Germans And Cults | Los Angeles, Santa Monica, San Francisco

Posted 05.25.2011

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HuffPost Arts' Haiku Reviews is a weekly feature where invited critics review exhibitions and performances in short form. Some will be in the traditio...

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Highlights This Week: Medieval Manuscripts to MAD Magazine

Posted 05.25.2011

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The first week of 2011 is over and this week we've seen a lot of fascinating stories. We've covered everything from ancient to contemporary, classical...

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WATCH: Gustavo Dudamel Appears On Jay Leno To Discuss Classical Music And Bieber's Haircut

Posted 05.25.2011

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Gustavo Dudamel, the young, curly-haired, Venezuelan who took the classical music world by storm when he became the Music Director of the LA Philharmo...

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Gustavo Dudamel Special Highlights Music Education

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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LOS ANGELES — Conductor Gustavo Dudamel's passion for music education is on display in a new PBS special. In "Gustavo Dudamel: Conducting a Lif...

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Top 10 Classical Music Moments 2001-2010

Laurence Vittes | Posted 05.25.2011

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1. The Opening of Walt Disney Concert Hall in 2003 It was a hall that reflected in its billowing waves and lavish interior all that classical music H...

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Want to Know More About Classical Music? Read Joe Staines' Rough Guide to Classical Music

Laurence Vittes | Posted 05.25.2011

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There are two ways to feel safe with classical music: 1. Immerse yourself 2. Read a book.

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Gustavo the Dude Is Back

Laurence Vittes | Posted 05.25.2011

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Making his second season return, Gustavo the Dude led the L.A. Philharmonic in two concerts. One was serious. One was not.

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Insider: What It's Like To Play For Gustavo

Dana Hansen | Posted 05.25.2011

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Playing for Gustavo Dudamel requires a ton of energy. Whether you're in a rehearsal or a concert, he asks for every ounce of musicianship you have in you, at all times. His energy seems boundless.

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CultureZohn: The Carnegie Hall Youthquake

Patricia Zohn | Posted 05.25.2011

Programs with the YouTube Orchestra, Dudamel and Lang Lang make it seem as if this classic hall is shedding its restraints.

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Clap Between Movements: Poland, LA and Vienna

Laurence Vittes | Posted 05.25.2011

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Zakopane, Poland, September 19-25 On the Heights: A Chamber Music Festival Dedicated to the memory of Mieczysław Karłowicz whose music resides alo...

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Dudamel Opens a New View at Hollywood Bowl

Donna Perlmutter | Posted 05.25.2011

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Of course it would take a dunderhead to ignore the magnetism our L.A. Philharmonic music director exudes and not let the hordes in on his irresistible way with the players and the music.

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Gustavo Dudamel Injured While Conducting

Los Angeles Times | Posted 05.25.2011

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Gustavo Dudamel is an athletic conductor and athletes get hurt. Thursday night at Walt Disney Concert Hall while conducting the Los Angeles Philharmon...

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Dudamel and the LA Philharmonic Unite the Americas

Donna Perlmutter | Posted 05.25.2011

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He's back. After months of tending to his prior duties with other orchestras, Gustavo Dudamel has returned to the Los Angeles Philharmonic for a festival of American music, or, better said, music of the Americas.

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Dudamel Redux: Music Critics Eat Their Words

Donna Perlmutter | Posted 05.25.2011

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It was supposed to be the "Eat Your Heart Out" tour, with guest appearances by Gustavo Dudamel leading the Los Angeles Philharmonic in major U.S. cities. Very quickly, it became the "Sour Grapes" tour.

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Gustavo Dudamel Featured On 60 Minutes

Posted 05.25.2011

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Last night, LA Philharmonic Musical Director Gustavo Dudamel appeared on 60 Minutes to discuss the Venezuelan Child Orchestra system that changed his ...

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