In his first years, Dudamel explored standard symphonic repertory with immersions into the symphonies and worlds of Beethoven, Schubert, Schumann, Brahms, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff, Dvorak and Ives, often in context with new music.
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Mark Swed,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Aug. 2026
Should symphonies try to educate their patrons on the rule with an announcement at the beginning of the concert?
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