Gustavo Dudamel took his place as Music Director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic on Thursday, October 8, 2009 and the Music Center's live simulcast extended the celebration beyond the Walt Disney Concert Hall to an even larger community.
1,500 adults and children, toting blankets and picnic baskets, gathered together on the Music Center Plaza to experience the live simulcast of the Inaugural Concert: Gustavo Dudamel and the LA Phil. One of the evening's highlights was a personal greeting from backstage by the conductor himself. Offering a warm thank you, Dudamel expressed his hopes that the Plaza audience enjoyed the concert. The crowd enthusiastically responded with another standing ovation.
See a panoramic view of the Plaza along with LA Times press coverage:
The Music Center Celebrates Dudamel event was made possible by the generosity of Helen and Peter Bing and Thomas Safran & Associates.
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