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Article: An electric conductor; Terry Grimley talks to a dynamic young conductor on the eve of his debut with the CBSO, and explains why Sir Simon Rattle thinks Venezuela is the world's most important musical model.(Features)
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- The Birmingham Post (England)
- Article date:
- January 24, 2006
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Byline: Terry Grimley
No one who was fortunate enough to witness Gustavo Dudamel's unscheduled Birmingham debut at Symphony Hall back in August is likely to forget it in a hurry.
The 24 year-old Venezuelan's career has taken off like a whirlwind since he won the Bamberg Symphony Orchestra's Gustav Mahler Conducting Competition in 2004, yet this was one of those rare occasions when the hype scarcely prepared you for the reality.
Standing in at short notice for the unwell Neeme Jarvi with the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, he brought a whole new ...