Gustavo Dudamel mania hits LA
source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/tomserviceblog/2009/sep/28/gustavo-dudamel-los-angeles-philh...
-
-
- slagface
- added this
Over in Los Angeles, the whole city is gearing up for the arrival of Gustavo Dudamel as the new music director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic next week.
Not even Berlin's welcome for Simon Rattle when he took over the Philharmoniker in 2002 comes close to the red carpet that LA has rolled out for Dudamel, already the most hyped appointment in recent classical music history.
LA's buses, billboards, and concert halls shimmer with neon-lit messages of welcome for the world's most famous Venezuelan (he's now one of Time magazine's 100 most influential people in the world), and the LA Phil's website hums with Dudamel previews and videos.
Not even Berlin's welcome for Simon Rattle when he took over the Philharmoniker in 2002 comes close to the red carpet that LA has rolled out for Dudamel, already the most hyped appointment in recent classical music history.
LA's buses, billboards, and concert halls shimmer with neon-lit messages of welcome for the world's most famous Venezuelan (he's now one of Time magazine's 100 most influential people in the world), and the LA Phil's website hums with Dudamel previews and videos.
-
- groups:
- Classical Music
-
- tags:
- News, Culture, Los Angeles, Classical, 3 more
