GUSTAVO DUDAMEL NEWS

JANUARY E-NEWSLETTER 2013 MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR Gustavo Dudamel has been namedMusical America's 2013 Musician of the Year. The Venezuelan conductor received the honor at a ceremony at New York's Lincoln Center last month, where his mentor, El-Sistema founder Dr. José Antonio Abreu, was also named Musical America's 2013 Educator of the Year. In announcing the award, the publication praised Gustavo for his “charisma, tireless advocacy for music education, and expressive music-making.” Watch Gustavo's acceptance speech Watch Gustavo's interview with Edna Landau GUSTAVO ON THE CHARLIE ROSE SHOW Just after Gustavo and the Bolívars arrived in New York for their Carnegie Hall performances, the Venezuelan conductor sat down with Charlie Rose to talk about music and El Sistema and to announce the Dudamel Foundation. Watch their conversation here. GUSTAVO BEGINS NEW YEAR WITH ISRAEL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA Gustavo begins the New Year with a return to the podium of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, conducting a week-long series of eight concerts that feature cellist Emanuele Silvestri and the music of Barber, Strauss, Haydn, and Mozart. For their January 15, 16, 18, & 19 Tel Aviv performances, Gustavo and the IPO present Haydn’s Cello Concerto No. 1 alongside Strauss’s tone poems Don Juan and Till Eulenspiegel in a program that opens with Barber's tender Adagio for Strings. >>More  Learn more & purchase tickets here. Shostakovich's Fifth Symphony with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra MOZARTWOCHE WITH THE VIENNA PHILHARMONIC Gustavo returns to the podium of the Vienna Philharmonic on January 26, conducting the esteemed ensemble at Salzburg's Großes Festspielhaus as part of the Austrian town's annual Mozartwoche. Wagner's Siegfried-Idyll prefaces Mozart's D Minor Piano Concerto K466, to be played by Portuguese guest pianist Maria Joao Pires. Gustavo's Mozartwoche program with the Vienna Philharmonic concludes with the composer's "Posthorn" Serenade. Details here. Last year, Gustavo, the Vienna Philharmonic, and Deutsche Grammophon released a special charity LP, which represents the Venezuelan's debut with the iconic Austrian ensemble. Proceeds from the album benefit the San Vicente núcleo of El Sistema in the Aragua State of Venezuela. Order it here.  Mendelssohn's "Scottish" Symphony on vinyl RETURNING TO THE BERLIN PHILHARMONIC JANUARY 31 TO FEBRUARY 3 At the end of January, Gustavo takes the stage of the Philharmonie Berlin once again, conducting the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra with guest pianist Lang Lang. Gustavo will lead the acclaimed ensemble in two tone poems by Richard Strauss: Don Juan and Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks. Samuel Barber's beloved Adagio for Strings opens the program, which follows with Béla Bartók's arresting Second Piano Concerto. Concerts take place January 31 and February 1, 2, & 3. Join the audience. Video clip: Gustavo & the Berlin Philharmonic perform Strauss'sAlso sprach Zarathustra IN THIS ISSUE 2013 Musician of the Year Gustavo on the Charlie Rose Show Gustavo Begins New Year with Israel Philharmonic Orchestra Mozartwoche with the Vienna Philharmonic Returning to the Berlin Philharmonic January 31 to February 3 QUICK LINKS EL SISTEMA LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC NEW RELEASES Mahler 8 Symphony of a Thousand Los Angeles Philharmonic, Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela Discoveries Gustavo's first album of orchestral favorites, featuring works by composers from Beethoven to Bernstein and tracks never before released. Beethoven Symphony No. 3, Eroica Dudamel and the Simon Bolívar Youth Orchestra take on Beethoven's third and a selection of his overtures. Dances and Waves Live recording with the Vienna Philharonic of its annual Summer Night Concert. Mendelssohn "Scottish" Symphony (Charitable LP)  Official debut concert with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. Proceeds benefit El Sistema. UPCOMING APPEARANCES JANUARY 15, 16, 18, & 19 Tel Aviv University, Smolarz Auditorium Israel Philharmonic Orchestra BARBER: Adagio for strings HAYDN: Cello Concerto No. 1 in C Major (w/ Emanuele Silvestri, cello) R. STRAUSS: Don Juan R. STRAUSS: Till Eulenspiegel JANUARY 16 ICC International Convention Center Israel Philharmonic Orchestra BARBER: Adagio for strings HAYDN: Cello Concerto No. 1 in C Major (w/ Emanuele Silvestri, cello) R. STRAUSS: Don Juan R. STRAUSS: Till Eulenspiegel JANUARY 17 Tel Aviv University, Smolarz Auditorium Israel Philharmonic Orchestra HAYDN: Cello Concerto No. 1 in C Major (w/ Emanuele Silvestri, cello) MOZART: Serenade No. 9 in D Major, K. 320 ("Posthorn") JANUARY 18 Tel Aviv University, Smolarz Auditorium Israel Philharmonic Orchestra MOZART: Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466 MOZART: Serenade No. 9 in D Major, K. 320 ("Posthorn") JANUARY 20 & 21 Tel Aviv University, Smolarz Auditorium Israel Philharmonic Orchestra MOZART: Masonic Funeral Music, K. 477 HAYDN: Cello Concerto No. 1 in C Major (w/ Emanuele Silvestri, cello) MOZART: Serenade No. 9 in D Major, K. 320 ("Posthorn") JANUARY 26 Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Mozartwoche Salzburg WAGNER: Siegfried Idyll MOZART: Piano Concerto No. 20 in d minor, KV 466 (w/ Maria Joao Pires, Piano) MOZART: Posthorn Serenade, KV 320 JANUARY 31, 2013 - FEBRUARY 01, 02 & 03 Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Philharmonie, Berlin BARBER: Adagio for Strings BARTOK: Piano Concerto No. 2 (w/ Lang Lang, piano) STRAUSS: Don Juan STRAUSS: Till Eulenspiegel FEBRUARY 6 Teatro Nacional Eduardo Brito Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela MAHLER: Symphony No. 5 FEBRUARY 7 Teatro Nacional Eduardo Brito Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela MAHLER: Symphony No. 5 FEBRUARY 8 Fortaleza Ozama, Santo Domingo Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela Open Air Concert VIEW FULL SCHEDULE

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