Gustavo Dudamel, Pretty Yende, Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha & Nicholas Brownlee Lead LA Philharmonic’s 2025-26 Season

The LA Philharmonic has announced its 2025-26 season. Gustavo Dudamel and Los Angeles Master Chorale perform Ellen Reid and Strauss. Performance Dates: Sept. 25-28, 2025 Gustavo Dudamel conducts Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 with soloists Chen Reiss and Beth Taylor. Performance Dates: Oct. 9-12, 2025 Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts a program of music by Debussy, Gabriella Smith, and Scriabin with soloists Pekka {…}

Mar 11, 2025

Fleur Barron, Nicholas Phan, Golda Schultz & Barbara Hannigan Lead New York Philharmonic 2025-26 Season

(Credit: Chris Lee) The New York Philharmonic has announced its 2025-26 season. Here are the vocal performances. Jeannette Sorrell conducts soloists Sonya Headlam and Anthony McGill in a program that includes Mozart and Bologne. Performance Dates: Oct. 15-21, 2025 Jane Glover conducts Händel’s “Messiah” with Amanda Forsythe, John Holiday, Nicholas Phan, and Kevin Deas. Performance Dates: Dec. 10-13, 2025 Thomas Adès conducts {…}

Nov 21, 2024

Gustavo Dudamel & LA PHilharmonic to Make History at Coachella

Gustavo Dudamel and the LA Philharmonic will make history as the first orchestra to perform at Coachella. The conductor took to social media and said, “First orchestra to perform at Coachella! See you in the desert, friends.” The conductor and orchestra will perform on April 12 and 19, on the same nights that Green Day will headline and Charli XCX {…}

Nov 8, 2024

Gustavo Dudamel Protested in Los Angeles by Human Rights Foundation

On Oct. 25-27 and Nov. 1-3, the Human Rights Foundation protested Gustavo Dudamel in front of the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, California. The HRF noted that Dudamel has received millions of dollars in off-the-books payments from the Maduro and Chavez dictatorships through “El Sistema,” a state-run music education program, which HRF alleges is an important tool for {…}

Oct 3, 2024

Gustavo Dudamel & LA Philharmonic Open Carnegie Hall

Carnegie Hall is set to open its 2024-25 season with a performance featuring the Los Angeles Philharmonic. The concert will be held on Oct. 8, 2024 and will be conducted by Gustavo Dudamel. Lang Lang will perform Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2 while baritone Gustavo Castillo will perform in Ginastera’s complete ballet music to “Estancia.” The Opening Night performance will {…}

Sep 9, 2024

Jonas Kaufmann Cancels Hollywood Bowl Concert

(Credit: Jonas Kaufmann, Otello, Sony Music) (Update: While in Verona, I unfortunately started experiencing cold like symptoms which turned into a rather awful flu. This forced me to reschedule my performance in Bratislava and cancel my performance in Hollywood. As you can imagine, this is a great disappointment, and I always feel badly letting down my fans. By resting this {…}

Sep 6, 2024

Gustavo Dudamel Hopes for Joint Projects Between L.A. Philharmonic & New York Philharmonic

(Photo by Danny Clinch) Gustavo Dudamel hopes to do a joint project between the L.A. Philharmonic and the New York Philharmonic. The conductor told the L.A. Times that as he ends his tenure with the LA Phil and begins his new one in New York, he has proposed “joint projects between the L.A. Phil and the New York Philharmonic, just {…}

Aug 19, 2024

Jonas Kaufmann & Diana Damrau to Perform at Hollywood Bowl

(Credit: Gregor Hohenberg / Sony Classical) Jonas Kaufmann and Diana Damrau are teaming up for a concert at the Hollywood Bowl alongside conductor Gustavo Dudamel. The concert on Sept. 12 will showcase the tenor and soprano in 19th-century Viennese waltzes from opera and operetta favorites by Lehár and the Strausses. The concert also features works by Richard Strauss and Suppe. {…}

Aug 5, 2024

Gustavo Dudamel Receives Major Prize During Controversial Performance

(Photo Credit: Fadi Kheir) The Glenn Gould Foundation has awarded Gustavo Dudamel with the 14th Glenn Gould Prize. The prize was given to the composer during the August 2, 2024 performance at Carnegie Hall featuring. “It is a huge honor to receive this prize,” the conductor stated regarding the prize. “Years ago, I was a Protégé Prize winner, given to {…}

Aug 4, 2024

Human Rights Foundation Condemns Gustavo Dudamel for Conducting National Children’s Symphony at Carnegie Hall

The Human Rights Foundation has condemned Gustavo Dudamel for conducting the National Children’s Symphony of Venezuela on August 2, 2024. The foundation took to social media and said, “Last night, Gustavo Dudamel, the famous Venezuelan conductor, gave a concert directing the Maduro regime’s top youth orchestra at Carnegie Hall in New York City. HRF was present as well, to remind the {…}

Jun 28, 2024

Gustavo Dudamel Teams Up with María Valverde for Documentary ‘El Canto de Las Manos’

Spanish actress and director María Valverde and conductor Gustavo Dudamel are making “El Canto de las Manos.” Deadline is reporting that the duo will make a feature documentary that tells the story behind a deaf choir’s unique production of the Beethoven opera “Fidelio.” Valverde will direct the doc and DJ Kurs, Artistic Director of the acclaimed Deaf West Theatre company {…}