A grave firestorm of controversy surrounds Gustavo Dudamel's muted support of the Maduro regime in Venezuela. Sound familiar? It's the product of the youth orchestra program from which Dudamel rose, and the Los Angeles Philharmonic of which he is now Music Director. The firestorm has swept ahead of Thursday night, when the glamorous young conductor begins to wield his baton over Beethoven's nine symphonies in chronological order on four successive days and nights in Walt Disney Concert Hall. The...
A grave firestorm of controversy surrounds Gustavo Dudamel's muted support of the Maduro regime in Venezuela. Sound familiar? It's the product of the youth orchestra program from which Dudamel rose, and the Los Angeles Philharmonic of which he is now Music Director. The firestorm has swept ahead of Thursday night, when the glamorous young conductor begins to wield his baton over Beethoven's nine symphonies in chronological order on four successive days and nights in Walt Disney Concert Hall. The...
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