Gustavo Dudamel leads the New York Philharmonic; Dudamel becomes the Philharmonic’s music and artistic director with the 2026 season. Photo by James Estrin/ New York Times
In Tuesday’s (3/19) New York Times, Javier C. Hernández writes, “Next season, the New York Philharmonic will be without a full-time maestro or a designate music director for the first time in decades. But Gustavo Dudamel, the superstar conductor who takes over as the ensemble’s music and artistic director in 2026, will help fill the gap, leading three weeks of concerts, the Philharmonic announced … Dudamel, who currently leads the Los Angeles Philharmonic, is … already helping to shape programming and tours…. Gary Ginstling, the Philharmonic’s president and chief executive … described the coming 2024-25 season as one of ‘experimenting and exploring.’ There will be five world premieres, including works by Nico Muhly, Jessie Montgomery, and Kate Soper. The pianist Yuja Wang will serve as artist in residence, and the dancer Tiler Peck will organize a series of evening programs. The Philharmonic’s musicians will create a program focused on the orchestra’s legacy.” In the article, Times music journalists name additional highlights of the season, including works by former Music Director Pierre Boulez to mark his centennial; former Music Director Lorin Maazel’s “75-minute Wagner distillation ‘The Ring Without Words;’ ” and Bartók’s ‘ballet “The Wooden Prince” … a precious rarity as it will be heard here: complete.”
