February 16, 2010
Details of the 2010/11 season at Walt Disney Concert Hall are now available! Fans and journalist from all over the world tuned in to this morning’s online press conference to hear first-hand details of Gustavo’s exciting second season as Music Director of the LA Phil.
The momentum of Gustavo’s inaugural season continues with 12 new commissions, 9 world premieres, 5 U.S. premieres, 5 West Coast premieres, 2 composer-based festivals, a 3-week European tour plus visits from world-class guest artists Esa-Pekka Salonen, Ravi Shankar, Yo-Yo Ma and many more. For the 2010/11 season opening night gala, Gustavo will lead the LA Phil in a festive Latin program featuring opera star Juan Diego Flórez. Gustavo and Flórez share a close friendship and an enthusiasm for opera and Latin music and the program will reflect these mutual passions in an evening of festivity and celebration.
Gustavo also guides the Brahms Unbound festival, which explores the complete symphonic cycle of the composer. Each of Brahms’ works will be juxtaposed with a new piece of music, allowing the audience to experience a body of repertoire in a new context. Thomas Adès leads the second major festival of the 2010/11 season, Aspects of Adès.
The best way to ensure you’ll experience the dramatic 2010/11 season and the extraordinary energy Gustavo brings to every performance is by becoming a subscriber. Subscriptions are on sale on March 30, check back here for details!
February 9, 2010
We are announcing Gustavo’s second season as Music Director of the LA Phil in our first ever online-only season announcement on Tuesday, February 16 at 10am Pacific! The announcement will feature video of Gustavo and Los Angeles Philharmonic President Deborah Borda (recorded in Caracas, Venezuela) along with special guests John Adams, Herbie Hancock, and Thomas Adès.
Gustavo’s first season as Music Director of the LA Phil launched a remarkable relationship with the orchestra, and through this exceptional chemistry you experience the music with fresh ears. Gustavo will lead more concerts in the 2010/11 season, which of course means more opportunities to experience the extraordinary energy he brings to every performance.
The 2010/11 season also includes two weeks of dramatic performances by Conductor Laureate Esa-Pekka Salonen. Of his return Salonen said “When trying to imagine my return to the Los Angeles Philharmonic after 18 months I realized much to my surprise how organic and natural the idea felt. Therefore I decided to avoid a grand gesture (I’m not very good at that anyway), and simply come back to continue a project spanning already over several decades, now in a different capacity. I also understood how much I miss everybody, the Orchestra, staff and the audience. And the hall.”
Visit LAPhil.com/PressConference on Tuesday, February 16 at 10am Pacific.
January 29, 2010
Back by popular demand, Gustavo Dudamel conducts John Adams’ City Noir, a sweeping orchestral work inspired by L.A. itself and commissioned by the LA Phil. The evening concludes with Dudamel leading Mahler’s joyous First Symphony.
Tickets go on sale to the general public Saturday, February 6.
January 11, 2010
What do you do after a free welcome concert with 18,000 fans, an iPhone app that tops the download charts and worldwide stellar reviews? Focus on the music, of course.
Gustavo has ushered in an exciting new era at the LA Phil, and in this video we reflect on the current season and the upcoming Americas and Americans festival, curated by Gustavo himself. Americas and Americans celebrates music from North and South America, finding cultural experiences shared across our hemisphere.
Video includes LA Phil CEO Deborah Borda and VP of artistic planning Chad Smith, John Adams, and Herbie Hancock, among others.
December 2, 2009
DVD Cover
Here’s another way for you to relive the excitement of Gustavo’s Inaugural Concert:
The LA Phil Store now carries advance copies of the 2009/10 opening night concert on DVD, recorded live at Walt Disney Concert Hall on October 8. The program features Gustavo leading the LA Phil in the world premiere of John Adams’ City Noir and Mahler’s Symphony No. 1.
The DVD is scheduled to release December 15 but you can pick up an advance copy online or at the LA Phil Store at 131 South Grand Avenue (corner of First and Grand). Supplies are limited!
November 13, 2009
Today’s New York Times features a cover story on Gustavo aptly titled Hollywood Gaga for That Hair, That Baton.
The piece describes the tremendous enthusiasm with which Gustavo has been received in his newly adopted city. Of the attention surrounding him Gustavo says “the main thing is, for me, music education, my family and, I think, I don’t know how is in English — humility? Humility is nothing you can learn. You are born with humility or no.”
Read the full article here or listen to an audio slideshow.
November 3, 2009
Gustavo with YOLA student
It’s been a month since Gustavo started his tenure as Music Director of the LA Phil and what a month it’s been! From the Bravo Gustavo iPhone app on the nation’s to-do list to local tributes celebrating Gustavo’s arrival, it seems like everyone has Dudamania. This just-added video captures the energy of Gustavo’s first few weeks as Music Director of the LA Phil, with performance clips of his historic Inaugural Concert at Walt Disney Concert Hall and behind the scenes footage of his welcome concert at the Hollywood Bowl.
Video includes comments from fans, celebrities and clips of Gustavo’s conducting debut as Music Director.
October 30, 2009
Photo by Andrew Eccles
Gustavo was awarded the 2010 Eugene McDermott Award in the Arts at MIT!
The Eugene McDermott Award in the Arts at MIT recognizes rising, innovative talents and is granted to “individuals whose artistic trajectory and body of work indicate that they will achieve the highest distinction and become leaders in their fields.” Past recipients include prominent video artists, playwrights, architects, photographers, composers and filmmakers.
Congratulations Gustavo!
October 29, 2009
Check out new video clips from all of the October 3 ¡Bienvenido Gustavo! performances including footage from Gustavo with YOLA and the LA Phil, plus Flea, Herbie Hancock, Andrae Crouch, David Hidalgo and more.
The free community event attracted 18,000 people and thousands more from around the world that watched the live webcast online. Gustavo summarized the spirit of the evening this way: “It’s very important to have our complete continent together. No south, no north, no central- one America!”
October 21, 2009
Gustavo’s historic Inaugural Concert premieres tonight on PBS!
Tune in to PBS’ Great Performances tonight at 8pm EST for a broadcast of the LA Phil’s 2009/10 opening night concert featuring Gustavo leading the LA Phil in the premiere of John Adams’ City Noir and Mahler’s Symphony No. 1. Adams wrote City Noir specifically for the Inaugural Concert.
The broadcast will also feature behind-the-scenes footage of the weeks leading up to October 8, Gustavo’s first concert at Walt Disney Concert Hall as Music Director of the LA Phil.