The Los Angeles Philharmonic is getting a new musical director who’s young and Latino. Gustavo Dudamel, a 26-year-old Venezuelan, signed a 5 year contract with the LA Philharmonic.

He had never stood before a professional orchestra before winning a competition sponsored by the Bamberg Symphony in Germany three years ago. Dudamel’s U.S. debut was conducting the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl in 2005.
“Los Angeles was the first orchestra to give me the opportunity to make my U.S. debut at the very beginning of my career,” Dudamel told the Los Angeles Times. “The energy was very special from the start, and I love how open to new ideas the orchestra is.”

Felicidades Gustavo! Nice to see Latinos stepping up in all professions.

Via / Yahoo News!

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