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Article: Gustavo Dudamel: his debut is complete.(Arts & Culture)
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- The Christian Science Monitor
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- October 10, 2009
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Byline: Gloria Goodale Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor
Los Angeles -- A Bienvenido, Gustavo! indeed.
Last night completed the welcome week for 28-year-old Gustavo Dudamel, the Venezuelan conducting wunderkind who took his official bow as music director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. The two-pronged debut wrapped up with a tony gala at Walt Disney Concert Hall - a pricey affair that served as a bracket to the free event that drew a capacity crowd Oct. 3 in the Hollywood Bowl amphitheater.
The two performances highlighted the scope of Mr. Dudamel's appeal, and ambition: The Hollywood Bowl crowd of 18,000 Angelenos, many of whom ...