The first thing you might notice about Cristavo Doudemel is the joy. He has a very expansive view of music and he wanted to bring new audiences to LA. I think that the atmosphere exists here for him to really change musical history.
Gustavo Dudamel brought classical music to the masses in Los Angeles. Now he’s announced that he’s taking his talents to New York, which could revive classical music on one of its biggest stages.
This episode was produced by Victoria Chamberlin, edited by Jolie Myers, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Paul Robert Mounsey, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.
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