GUSTAVO DUDAMEL NEWS

February 2011: In this issue Dudamel conducts Tchaikovsky on new DG recording and for next LA Phil LIVE transmission LA Phil announces 2011-12 season Dudamel to conduct four programs at Hollywood Bowl this summer Dudamel conducts Tchaikovsky on new DG recording and for next LA Phil LIVE transmission   Deutsche Grammophon will release Tchaikovsky & Shakespeare, a new recording by Gustavo Dudamel and the the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela, on March 1 internationally and on March 9 in the U.S.  As the title suggests, the repertoire on the album includes works by Tchaikovsky that were inspired by the Bard's plays: his three Overture-Fantasies Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet and The Tempest. Tchaikovsky & Shakespeare is being released to coincide with the next LA Phil LIVE transmission to movie theaters in the U.S. and Canada on March 13, which features the same program as the album plus readings of the Bard's works by well-known actors. Click here for more information and to pre-order Tchaikovsky & Shakespeare  Click here for more information about the LA Phil LIVE  LA Phil announces 2011-12 season Earlier this month, Gustavo Dudamel and the Los Angeles Philharmonic announced their 2011/12 season, the Venezuelan conductor's third as Music Director. In the upcoming season, Dudamel will conduct the LA Phil in 14 weeks of subscription concerts that include two LA Phil commissions, both of which are world premieres, plus a concert as part of the Green Umbrella new music series that includes an LA Phil commission and world premiere.  In addition, Dudamel's 2011/12 season with the LA Phil features large-scale projects focusing on works by Mahler, Mozart and John Adams.   In other news, while on their recent tour of Europe, Dudamel and the Los Angeles Philharmonic announced that the Venezuelan conductor's contract as Music Director will be extended through the orchestra's 2018/19 centennial season. Read more about the LA Phil's 2011-12 season on GustavoDudamel.com Click here to read the LA Phil's full press release about the 2011-12 season Dudamel to conduct four programs at Hollywood Bowl this summer Dudamel kicks off his summer season with the LA Phil on July 12 and 14 by performing two concerts at the Hollywood Bowl with the Chinese pianist Lang Lang.  The program for these performances includes Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No. 3 and Ravel's orchestration of Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition.  Dudamel then changes gears to opera when he conducts a concert performance of Puccini's epic Turandot, featuring soprano Christine Brewer in the title role, on July 17. Following these performances, Dudamel presents an all-Mozart program with the Phil on July 19.  Works to be performed include the Overture to The Abduction from the Seraglio, Mozart's Symphony No. 41, "Jupiter," and Mozart's Violin Concerto No. 5, featuring Gil Shaham as the soloist.  For his last concert on July 21, Dudamel conducts the LA Phil and another violin virtuoso, Pinchas Zukerman, in Bruch's Violin Concerto No. 1, as well as  several works of Johann Strauss II. New subscriptions for the Hollywood Bowl 2011 summer season are now available, and the Hollywood Bowl box office opens for single ticket sales on Saturday, May 7, 2011. Click here for more information and to purchase tickets 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 March 3, 4 & 6 Los Angeles Philharmonic Walt Disney Concert Hall Los Angeles, CA March 5 Los Angeles Philharmonic Orange County, CA March 10, 11, 12 & 13 Los Angeles Philharmonic Walt Disney Concert Hall Los Angeles, CA   March 17, 18, 19 & 20 Los Angeles Philharmonic Walt Disney Concert Hall Los Angeles, CA   View full schedule