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'LA will miss you': Classical music world congratulates Gustavo Dudamel on NY move

LOS ANGELES — The classical music world is over the moon for Gustavo Dudamel after the Los Angeles Philharmonic director announced Tuesday that he will be leaving for the New York Philharmonic when his contract ends in 2026.

Los Angeles Times · Feb 8, 2023

Leonidas Kavakos/Yuja Wang review – shared detail and purpose

The two virtuosic soloists have a longstanding musical partnership that here produced a wonderful and generous evening of music by Brahms, Janáček and Schumann

The Guardian - UK · Dec 5, 2022

Prom 35: Oslo Philharmonic/Mäkelä review – breathtaking Yuja Wang reveals new depths to Liszt

The pianist gave a virtuosic but exquisitely controlled account of Liszt’s flamboyant First Piano Concerto, on a stunning night at the Proms that also featured exceptional playing of Sibelius and Strauss

The Guardian - UK · Aug 14, 2022

Proms 2022: Fiona Maddocks’s pick of this year’s festival

The Berlin Phil, Tredegar Band and at least two great viola players are among the highlights of the first full Proms season since 2019, announced last week

The Guardian - UK · Apr 30, 2022

Yuja Wang review – dazzling and brilliant playing

Wang’s flamboyance and virtuosity doesn’t always convey a real sense of what the music is about, but in works such as Ligeti’s Etudes she is irresistible.

The Guardian - UK · Apr 21, 2022

Fashion, fabrics and fishtails – why we need to talk about what female classical performers wear

Classical performance is a visual as well as aural experience, so why are female soloists’ choices of outfit so rarely discussed, apart from in diminishing terms?

The Guardian - UK · Apr 19, 2022