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It's a hero's life for Dudamel at Disney Hall

Gustavo Dudamel conducts the Los Angeles Philharmonic
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Gustavo Dudamel, Roberto Sierra and the Los Angeles Philhartmonic
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The Los Angeles Philharmonic in Disney Hall
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“‘The Dude’... seemed to smile wryly at his own mass media glorification”
Reviewed at Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles on 29 May 2026
Sierra, Estudios sinfónicos (World premiere)
Strauss R., Ein Heldenleben (A Hero's Life), Op.40
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Gustavo Dudamel, Conductor
Dudamel’s LA Phil Walküre proves worth the wait
****1
LA Phil celebrates the California spirit with Andrés Orozco-Estrada
****1
A cerebral bacchanalia: Young's bold, brainy Messiaen at Disney Hall
*****
Dudamel and Catalan choirs dazzle in Beethoven’s Missa solemnis
*****
Shock, spectacle and endurance: Yuja Wang and Thomas Adès at full tilt
***11
John Adams leads Americana, past and present, with LA Phil
*****
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