Conducting Fellowships
Launching during the 2027/28 season, the Salonen International Conducting Fellowship is a development program for young conductors, built from a collaboration between the LA Phil and the Orchestre de Paris.
Esa-Pekka Salonen, who simultaneously serves as the LA Phil’s Judith and Thomas L. Beckmen Creative Director as well as the Orchestre de Paris’ Principal Conductor and Creativity and Innovation Chair at the Philharmonie de Paris, leads the program.
Drawing on the exceptional artistry and creativity of Paris and Los Angeles, the fellowship nurtures and provides exclusive opportunities for the rising generation of conductors through personal mentorship and participation in the LA Phil’s orchestral, education, and community programs.
Further information about the fellowship will be shared in fall 2026
Dudamel Fellowship Program
When Gustavo Dudamel became Music & Artistic Director in 2009, he created the Dudamel Fellowship Program to provide promising young conductors from around the world with opportunities to develop their craft and enrich their musical experience.
The Fellows worked alongside Dudamel and musicians of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, as well as with visiting artists and conductors. The Fellows put what they learned throughout the season into practice by conducting Symphonies for Youth and Symphonies for Schools concerts at Walt Disney Concert Hall, participating as cover conductors, and serving as mentors in programs such as Youth Orchestra Los Angeles (YOLA).
The program concluded in 2026 at the end of Dudamel’s tenure as Music & Artistic Director.
Dudamel Fellows: By the Numbers
- 56 rising conductors who participated in the Dudamel Fellowship program
- 27 countries represented by Dudamel Fellows
- 26 Dudamel Fellows who have been appointed music director of a symphony orchestra or opera house
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2024/25 |
2023/24 |
2022/23 |
2021/22 |
2020/21 |
2018/19 |
2017/18 |
2016/17 |
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2015/16 |
2014/15 |
2013/14 |
2012/13 |
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2011/12 |
2010/11 |
2009/10 |
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