gustavo dudamel
Thursday, December 30th, 2010Venezuelan prodigy Gustavo Dudamel was just 26 years old when he was tapped to become the next music director and principal conductor of one of the world’s top orchestras, the Los Angeles Philharmonic. [1]
In 2005, Gustavo Dudamel first conducted the Gothenburg Symphony at the BBC Proms, on short notice as a replacement for the indisposed Neeme J?rvi. [2]
Internationally acclaimed conductor GUSTAVO DUDAMEL continues to share his magnetic enthusiasm for music with audiences of all ages around the world. [3]
Gustavo Dudamel was named conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic after a meteoric rise that brought him unusual attention in the classical music world. [4]
On January 29, Gustavo Dudamel and the Sim?n Bol?var Youth Orchestra of Venezuela gave a charity concert in the Venezuelan city of Maracaibo to collect food and aid supplies for the victims of the earthquake in Haiti. [5]
For his final concerts of 2010, Gustavo Dudamel returns to the Berlin Philharmonic to lead the orchestra in performances of popular works by Berlioz, Saint-Sa?ns, Bizet and de Falla. [6]
Dudamel is also the artistic director of the Orquesta Sinf?nica Sim?n Bol?var in Caracas, Venezuela. [7]
Following a summer 2010 concert performance of Bizet’s Carmen with the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl and semi-staged performances of Verdi’s La Traviata with the SBYO in Caracas, Gustavo Dudamel begins his 2010 / 11 season in Gothenburg. [...] As he begins his twelfth year as Music Director of the Sim?n Bol?var Youth Orchestra, in fall 2010, he enters his second season as Music Director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic and his fourth season with the Gothenburg Symphony. [3]
He traveled to Bamberg, Germany, for the event, and his turn with the Bamberg Symphony marked his official debut with a professional orchestra. [1]
He is currently the principal conductor of the Gothenburg Symphony in Gothenburg, Sweden, and music director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic in Los Angeles, California. [2]
In January / February 2011, Dudamel leads the LA Phil on his first international tour as their Music Director with concerts in Lisbon, Madrid, Cologne, London, Paris, Budapest and Vienna, with repertoire including Slonimsky’s Earbox by John Adams, Bernstein’s Symphony No. 1 (’Jeremiah’), Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7, and Mahler’s Symphony No. 9. [3]
Orquesta Sinf?nica Sim?n Bol?var, music director, 1999-; debuted with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, September 2005; signed to Deutsche Grammophon label, 2005; Gothenburg Symphony, principal conductor, 2007-09; Los Angeles Philharmonic, music director, 2009-. [1]
He is currently the principal conductor of the Gothenburg Symphony in Gothenburg, Sweden, and music director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic in Los Angeles, California. [7]
Gustavo Dudamel talks about Mahler 9 and rehearses the work with the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra for concerts in February 2010. [5]
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[1] Gustavo Dudamel: Information from Answers.com
[2] Gustavo Dudamel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
[3] Gustavo Dudamel - About the Conductor | LA Phil
[4] Gustavo Dudamel News - The New York Times
[5] Videos | Gustavo Dudamel
[6] Gustavo Dudamel
[7] Gustavo Dudamel facts - Freebase.com