Mike Tharp: Symphony conductor, others join to help Merced County foster kids … – Merced Sun-Star
Jan 28th
Mike Tharp: Symphony conductor, others join to help Merced County foster kids ... Merced Sun-Star They're both fans of El Sistema, the National System of Youth and Children's Orchestras in Venezuela. It "is unlike any other music education program in the world," according to Boston.com. "Since its founding in 1975, the program has taken more than a ... |
Philharmonic Society unveils 2012-13 season – OCRegister
Jan 28th
Philharmonic Society unveils 2012-13 season OCRegister Gustavo Dudamel and the Los Angeles Philharmonic are back in OC on May 24 with a program that pairs Mozart's Sinfonia concertante, K. 297b, and Mendelssohn's Symphony No. 5, "Reformation." 59% off! $119 for a Fairmont Spa Day: Chocolate Massage, ... |
World-class music program a hit at Delano school – Bakersfield Californian
Jan 27th
World-class music program a hit at Delano school Bakersfield Californian The award-winning program, founded in Venezuela and featured on 60 Minutes, has been altered for Delano students. El Sistema is orchestra-based, and not usually taught as curriculum within the school day. Paramount Bard's program is mariachi-based, ... |
The next Dudamel could be playing for you – Pasadena Star-News
Jan 27th
The next Dudamel could be playing for you Pasadena Star-News A recycling program coordinator for the City of Pasadena, Rubio assumed the program, based on techniques employed by "El Sistema, " Venezuela's comprehensive music education program that gave rise to Gustavo Dudamel, the Los Angeles Philharmonic's ... |
Monster Mash: Dudamel to Carnegie Hall; Charlie Chaplin musical – Los Angeles Times
Jan 27th
Los Angeles Times | Monster Mash: Dudamel to Carnegie Hall; Charlie Chaplin musical Los Angeles Times New York, New York: Gustavo Dudamel will conduct the Simon Bolivar Symphony at Carnegie Hall next season. (New York Times) Summer tradition: The Public Theater in New York said its two Central Park productions this year will be Shakespeare's "As You ... |
Mahler Soars to the Light, Contains World: Manuela Hoelterhoff – BusinessWeek
Jan 27th
Mahler Soars to the Light, Contains World: Manuela Hoelterhoff BusinessWeek In Los Angeles last week, I heard it conducted from memory by the remarkable Gustavo Dudamel leading Venezuela's Simon Bolivar Symphony. Dudamel, the 30-year-old Venezuelan music chief of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, presides over both orchestras as ... and more » |
Mahler Soars to the Light, Contains World: Manuela Hoelterhoff – Bloomberg
Jan 27th
Bloomberg | Mahler Soars to the Light, Contains World: Manuela Hoelterhoff Bloomberg Enlarge image Gustavo Dudamel Gustavo Dudamel Craig T. Mathew/LA Philharmonic via Bloomberg Gustavo Dudamel conducting the LA Philharmonic during their Mahler project in Los Angeles. Enlarge image Norman Lebrecht Norman Lebrecht LA Philharmonic via ... Music review: Gustavo Dudamel conducts Mahler's Third Los Angeles Times all 4 news articles » |
Carnegie Hall’s 2012-13 Season Includes a Latin American Festival – New York Times
Jan 26th
Carnegie Hall's 2012-13 Season Includes a Latin American Festival New York Times ... the Afro-Cuban jazz specialist Chucho Valdés; the composer Osvaldo Golijov, a major planner of the festival and Carnegie's composer in residence next season; and the conductor Gustavo Dudamel and the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela. and more » |
Carnegie Hall’s 2012-13 season highlights ‘Voices from Latin America’ and … – The Star-Ledger – NJ.com
Jan 26th
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com | Carnegie Hall's 2012-13 season highlights 'Voices from Latin America' and ... The Star-Ledger - NJ.com 11, draws on the artistic guidance of this season's composer-in-residence Osvaldo Golijov; conductor Gustavo Dudamel; Cuban jazz leader Chucho Valdéz; and singer, songwriter and former Brazilian minister of culture Gilberto Gil. and more » |
Dudamel and LA Phil revel in multi-week ‘Mahler’ project – blogdowntown (blog)
Jan 25th
blogdowntown (blog) | Dudamel and LA Phil revel in multi-week 'Mahler' project blogdowntown (blog) Ask Gustavo Dudamel. After all, he sees the world from his 30-year-old vantage. So why not devote three weeks to a beloved composer who died a century ago – in an event called “The Mahler Project?” And why not roll out all nine symphonies-plus? Review of Mahler's 2nd: Dudamel & Simon Bolivar Orchestra - Pure Genius, Part 2 Examiner.com all 4 news articles » |
Music review: Gustavo Dudamel conducts Mahler’s Third – Los Angeles Times
Jan 25th
Los Angeles Times | Music review: Gustavo Dudamel conducts Mahler's Third Los Angeles Times Gustavo Dudamel followed that talk with Mahler's sprawling Symphony No. 3. The orchestra was the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela, which is sharing the Mahler Project with the LA Phil. The brawny Bolívars were, as they had been two nights ... |
Philadelphia Orchestra’s new leader announces 2012-2013 season – Philadelphia Inquirer
Jan 25th
Philadelphia Orchestra's new leader announces 2012-2013 season Philadelphia Inquirer It didn't happen. I was here. He was there. "And Gustavo [Dudamel]? We've never even shaken hands. Andris Nelsons, same thing. Still, he said, "We all seem to have our places well assured for the future in this great world. And that's great." |
Music review: Gustavo Dudamel conducts Mahler’s Third – Los Angeles Times
Jan 25th
Los Angeles Times | Music review: Gustavo Dudamel conducts Mahler's Third Los Angeles Times Gustavo Dudamel followed that talk with Mahler's sprawling Symphony No. 3. The orchestra was the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela, which is sharing the Mahler Project with the LA Phil. The brawny Bolívars were, as they had been two nights ... Review of Mahler's 2nd: Dudamel & Simon Bolivar Orchestra - Pure Genius, Part 2 Examiner.com all 3 news articles » |
Utzurrum: El Sistema and Zonta’s community work – Sun.Star
Jan 25th
Utzurrum: El Sistema and Zonta's community work Sun.Star By Chinggay V. Utzurrum AN ADMIRABLE project for the youth which started in Venezuela more than 35 years ago, is fast catching fire in many parts of the world; including Cebu in particular and the Philippines in general. The project, called El Sistema ... |
Klavierduo Stenzl zu Gast in der Landesmusikakademie – Fuldaer Zeitung
Jan 25th
Fuldaer Zeitung | Klavierduo Stenzl zu Gast in der Landesmusikakademie Fuldaer Zeitung Auf Einladung von Gustavo Dudamel spielten sie mit ihm und dem Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra im Januar 2009 Mendelssohns E-Dur-Doppelkonzert in Caracas. Im Dezember 2010 absolvierten sie ihre erste Russland-Tournée. Im April 2011 haben Hans-Peter und ... |
Now that’s culture, Darling – Independent Online
Jan 25th
Independent Online | Now that's culture, Darling Independent Online “It's still in the very early stages but our eventual aim is to create a small orchestra like those of Venezuela's El Sistema.” He's referring to a remarkable South American music education programme that has over the past three decades enrolled over ... |
The rich get richer, and the world gets scarier – The Guardian (Australia)
Jan 24th
The Guardian (Australia) | The rich get richer, and the world gets scarier The Guardian (Australia) The music program is based on Venezuela's El Sistema plan, which has produced youth orchestra's that have amazed music lovers all over the world. John Summers, managing director of the Hallé orchestra in Manchester, said of Gove's cuts: “There is a 20 ... |
Conversations with Thomas Hampson, Part 3: Shares Song, History and Education – Examiner.com
Jan 24th
Conversations with Thomas Hampson, Part 3: Shares Song, History and Education Examiner.com The interview took place near the Walt Disney Concert Hall, in downtown Los Angeles, just two days before his performing with Gustavo Dudamel and the LA Philharmonic, in Mahler's Songs of Wayfarer, Jan. 13 -15, 2012. You've shared that the Song of ... and more » |
Classical music as a weapon – Sydney Morning Herald
Jan 24th
Sydney Morning Herald | Classical music as a weapon Sydney Morning Herald It can socialise inner-city children and turn them into brilliant musicians (witness the El Sistema training program in Venezuela, which spawned conductor Gustavo Dudamel and a half-dozen other rising young stars). It can make you smarter (the ... and more » |
2012 Hollywood Bowl Season Announced: Dudamel, Manilow, Hot Chip, Passion Pit … – LAist
Jan 24th
LAist | 2012 Hollywood Bowl Season Announced: Dudamel, Manilow, Hot Chip, Passion Pit ... LAist The Los Angeles Philharmonic's world-renown conductor, Gustavo Dudamel, is set to make a series of appearances for "six performances that feature today's most revered soloists, and Americas and Americans - a new edition of the boundary-breaking ... and more » |
