After gaining acclaim in Los Angeles, conductor Gustavo Dudamel takes on New York
Gustavo Dudamel has begun his tenure as the music director of the New York Philharmonic. After gaining acclaim in Los Angeles, the conductor returns to New York three decades after his first visit as a teenager. He now leads the orchestra's diverse ensemble of instruments.
NEW YORK (AP) — Gustavo Dudamel jumped up and down on FAO Schwarz’s giant keyboard during his first trip to New York as a 14-year-old. He’s returned three decades later with far more numerous and somewhat smaller instruments at his disposal as music director of the New York Philharmonic. “It’s a lot about that bubbling...
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