It may be an exaggeration to call Gustavo Dudamel the savior of classical music. He's only one man, but the excitement he has generated is unbelievable. Unfortunately, I've never seem him in person, but thankfully there's YouTube. This clip is the 2nd movement of Shostakovich's Symphony No. 10 from a BBC Proms concert with the Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela. The size of the orchestra is obscene–huge strings, double winds and brass–but the performance is electrifying. Just make sure you're sitting down to watch it!
Dudamel was also recently interviewed for 60 Minutes on CBS. That profile can be seen here.
Up in Arms at Columbia University
5 hours ago
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How amazing would it be to go to a concert with an orchestra that size! Obscene, maybe. Cool, definitely!
The real question is: Am I allowed to use cool in the same context as classical music or did I just violate some convention of musical critique?
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