Gustavo Dudamel has a soft spot for his 'adopted home' of Los Angeles, which he will leave for New York City and its philharmonic in 2026.

Gustavo Dudamel announced Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023 that he will leave the Los Angeles Philharmonic for the New York Philharmonic in three years. (File photo by Ronald Zak, Associated Press) ...

Gustavo Dudamel & LA Phil the perform at the Outdoor Theatre at the 2025 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival on April 12, 2025 in Indio, California. (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images ...

The first time Gustavo Dudamel enthralled Los Angeles, he did it with music from Latin America. It was Sept. 13, 2005, and the then 24-year-old from Venezuela was making his U.S. debut at the ...

Gustavo Dudamel and the Los Angeles Philharmonic's recording of Mexican composer Gabriela Ortiz's "Revolución Diamantina" earns multiple Grammy nominations. Wild Up earns a nod too.

Gustavo Dudamel, the famed music director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic whose face plasters banners across the city, is set to leave L.A. and join New York’s top orchestra beginning in 2026.

Conductor Gustavo Dudamel, who became a global star as the music director for the Los Angeles Philharmonic, will leave the LA Phil to take over as musical and artistic director of the New York ...