Performer: Gustavo Dudamel

Gustavo Dudamel and the Los Angeles Philharmonic achieve lift-off in Beethoven – just – but miss the landing in Gabriela Ortiz's political drama.

The LA Phil take two journeys – to the countryside and through the nine Circle of Hell – on their long overdue return to the BBC Proms... with variable results. 

Dudamel closes in on the end of his Disney Hall tenure in heroic style with Richard Strauss’ tone poem, Ein Heldenleben. 

An enveloping performance of Die Walküre spans three consecutive evenings, featuring world class singing in Frank Gehry’s stunning space.

The New York Philharmonic and Gustavo Dudamel deliver the world premiere of Lang's The wealth of nations, inspired by Adam Smith's famous treatise. 

In Los Angeles, Gustavo Dudamel conducts Beethoven's Missa solemnis for the first time... and it proves worth the wait. 

The LA Phil's new post, beginning in the 2026–27 season, will complement the position of Creative Director in the absence of a Music Director after the departure of Gustavo Dudamel.

How is the classical music world changing? Looking back on a dizzying year, we pay particular attention to performers’ international connectedness. Documenting more than 30,000 events, Bachtrack’s statistics provide valuable insight into an unstable world.

The early work of Ravel’s, Prélude et danse de Sémiramis, from a partially lost cantata, has not been performed since it was composed in 1902.