GUSTAVO DUDAMEL NEWS

September 2010: In this issue Dudamel's concert with the Vienna Phil on Sept. 18 to be broadcast live to European cinemas and on Lucerne Festival web site LA Phil season opening only weeks away 2009 Inaugural Concert with the LA Phil is first full-length classical concert video released on iTunes Video from the Gothenburg Symphony opening night Dudamel's concert with the Vienna Phil on Sept. 18 to be broadcast live to European cinemas and on Lucerne Festival web site This week Gustavo Dudamel kicks off an international concert tour with the Vienna Philharmonic, beginning with two performances at the Lucerne Festival on Friday, September 17 and Saturday, September 18. Those who cannot attend the sold-out Saturday concert will be pleased to learn that it will be transmitted live to more than 50 cinemas throughout Europe and on the Lucerne Festival's web site at 4:30pm GMT. In addition, www.medici.tvwill carry a live webcast of the concert, and the video will be made available there for free on-demand viewing for 90 days following the performance. After the concerts in Lucerne, Dudamel and the Vienna Phil will travel to the orchestra's home, the Musikverein, for performances on September 23 and 24. They then fly to the United States for a concert at the Norton Center for the Arts in Danville, Kentucky (Sept. 27) and for two performances at New York City's Carnegie Hall (Oct. 2 & 3). The program for the concerts in Lucerne (Sept. 17) and New York (Oct. 3) includes Brahms's Tragic Overture, Schumann's Cello Concert in A Minor, and Dvorak's Symphony No. 9 "From the New World". In New York, the soloist for the Schumann will be the legendary cellist Yo-Yo Ma; in Lucerne, it will the young German-French cellist Nicolas Altstaedt. Works to be performed for the remainder of the tour include Rossini's Overture to La Gazza Ladra, Orbon's Tres Versiones Sinfónica, Bernstein's Divertimento for Symphonic Band, and Ravel's Pavane pour une infante defunte and Bolero. Watch the webcast live on the Lucerne Festival web site Learn more about the live transmission to European cinemas Watch the webcast live or on-demand on www.medici.tv LA Phil season opening only weeks away In less than one month, Gustavo Dudamel kicks off his second season as Music Director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. The opening night gala on October 7 at the Walt Disney Concert Hall features the renowned Peruvian tenor Juan Diego Flórez performing opera arias by Rossini and Donizetti as well as works by Latin American composers. Visit the LA Phil web site for more information on this and future performances Inaugural Concert with the LA Phil is first full-length classical concert video released on iTunes On September 14, Deutsche Grammophon released on iTunes the live video recording of Gustavo Dudamel's 2009 Inaugural Concert with the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Recorded at Walt Disney Concert Hall on October 8 of last year, this DG Concerts release marks the first time a full-length classical concert video has been made available on iTunes. The program includes John Adams's Los Angeles-inspired work, City Noir, and Mahler's Symphony No. 1. City Noir was commissioned specifically for the opening of Dudamel's inaugural season with the LA Phil and received its world premiere that evening. Click here to purchase the Inaugural Concert on iTunes Video from the Gothenburg Symphony opening night Earlier this month, Gustavo Dudamel and the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra kicked off the orchestra's 2010/11 season with a performance of Mahler's "Tragic" Sixth Symphony. In its review, the Swedish newspaper the Göteborgs-Posten gave the concert a top rating five out of five. Click below to watch a video clip from the performance: Quick links Official web site El Sistema Los Angeles Philharmonic Gothenburg Symphony Deutsche Grammophon Forward this email to a friend Subscribe to e-newsletter Upcoming appearances September 17 & 18, 2010 Lucerne Festival w/ Vienna Philharmonic Lucerne, Switzerland September 23 & 24 Vienna Philharmonic Vienna, Austria September 27 Norton Center for the Arts w/ Vienna Philharmonic Danville, Kentucky October 2 & 3 Carnegie Hall w/ Vienna Philharmonic New York, NY October 7, 8, 9 & 10, 2010 Los Angeles Philharmonic Los Angeles, CA October 14, 15, 16 & 17, 2010 Los Angeles Philharmonic Los Angeles, CA October 29 & 31, 2010 November 2, 4, 6, 9, 12, 14 & 18, 2010 La Scala: Bizet's Carmen Milan, Italy November 25 & 26, 2010 Gothenburg Symphony Gothenburg, Sweden View full schedule