In addition to the social and artistic goals that were accomplished, the festival further defined Teatro Mayor director Ramiro Osorio's vision of theaters as public workspaces to the point where that vision can now serve as a template for replication and localization.

Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Dudamel was detained in Israel earlier this month following a performance with the country's Philharmonic Orchestra. Acco...

Where will the next classical music sensation come from? To keep things interesting, I hope it will be another unexpected corner of the world.

While I still believe the best arts managers are those who come to solutions that are based on their organizations' unique situations, there are many arts managers who do not bring that level of creativity to their work.

Conductor Gustavo Dudamel is the rock star of the classical music world. The Venezuelan-born musical director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic won a Gr...

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

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

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.

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

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...

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...

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...

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