MUSIClassical ALLEGRO
Topic: NEWS performers
LOS ANGELES -- The Los Angeles Philharmonic announced on April 9 the appointment of Gustavo Dudamel, 26, as the orchestra's next music director, beginning in 2009. The news was a bombshell, and the global media went into astonishing high gear. India called. Al Jazeera requested an interview. "60 Minutes" insisted upon its 20 minutes with the fastest-rising star in classical music. But after a Philharmonic news conference, the fastest-rising star in classical music was nowhere to be found......MORE...
