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Gustavo Dudamel's new musical home is the New York Philharmonic

The New York Philharmonic announced Tuesday afternoon that the charismatic 42-year-old conductor will be taking on the music director designate post at the start of the 2025-26 concert season.
Conductor Gustavo Dudamel, posing during a photo session at Paris' Opera Bastille in Sept. 2022.

A hotly anticipated game of musical chairs is underway: the charismatic conductor Gustavo Dudamel is leaving Los Angeles to become the new music and artistic director of the New York Philharmonic.

The 42-year-old Dudamel will officially step into the role of leading the

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