Latest Gustavo Dudamel News

Dallas' Noltemy is named Los Angeles Philharmonic president

May. 01, 2024 18:16 PM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kim Noltemy, a veteran of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and most recently president of the Dallas Symphony, will become president of the Los Angeles Philharmonic in July, the west coast orchestra announced Wednesday. Noltemy will help guide the search for a...

Bernie Williams to raise awareness of lung disease at May 3 event in Puerto Rico

May. 01, 2024 17:29 PM EDT

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Fresh off his New York Philharmonic debut, former New York Yankees center fielder Bernie Williams returns to his native Puerto Rico on Friday for an evening of discussion and performance to raise awareness for Interstitial Lung Disease. Williams will be...

Bernie Williams is back in center - only this time Lincoln Center for New York Philharmonic debut

Apr. 25, 2024 13:49 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Bernie Williams was in the center, just like the old days at Yankee Stadium. Only this time he was at Lincoln Center alongside conductor Gustavo Dudamel and making his New York Philharmonic debut. After spending 16 years gaining fame while roaming the grass where...

Klaus Mäkelä, just 28, to become Chicago Symphony Orchestra music director in 2027

Apr. 02, 2024 11:18 AM EDT

Klaus Mäkelä was hired Tuesday to succeed Riccardo Muti as music director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and will become the youngest head since its start in 1891. A Finn who turned 28 in January, Mäkelä has had an astonishing rise in the music world, becoming principal guest...

Michael Tilson Thomas to lead New York Philharmonic opening subscription program

Mar. 19, 2024 10:04 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Tilson Thomas is to conduct the opening subscription program of the New York Philharmonic season, three years after the conductor announced he was being treated for a brain tumor. The 79-year-old is to lead the orchestra in Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 14...