Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times
Classical music critic for the Los Angeles Times
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The Legacy of Ernest Fleischmann As we reported yesterday, Ernest Fleischmann died on Sunday at the age of 85. He retired 12 years ago, but for 30 years he controlled the Los Angeles Philharmonic , making it one of the top orchestras in the country with worldwide credibility. Mark Swed, music critic for the Los Angeles Times , offers an appreciation.
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LA Phil Says So Long to Salonen, Hello to Dudamel On Sunday, Esa-Pekka Salonen will conduct his last concert as music director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic .
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Listen to the Music For the first time in years, state money is flowing to public schools for the teaching of music, just as the Los Angeles Philharmonic hires a new conductor who is a poster boy for music education developed in Venezuela. Gustavo Dudamel became director of Venezuela's National Youth Orchestra when he was 17. He's won the Gustav Mahler…
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