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L.A. Times - Entertainment — Gustavo Dudamel has found himself in the midst of a political debate in his native Venezuela over a recent concert he conducted that was attended by the country's controversial leader, President Nicolas Maduro.     more info

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L.A. Times - Entertainment — A Conductor's Notes: There's no avoiding Tchaikovsky. Los Angeles Philharmonic music director Gustavo Dudamel, a defender, explains the Russian composer's power.We cannot escape Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.     more info

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L.A. Times - Entertainment — In Amazon's recently released pilot episode of "Mozart in the Jungle," a young, curly-haired Latin conductor named Rodrigo (Gael Garcia Bernal) is lauded as classical music's next big thing, a maestro so talented and charismatic that he is eagerly so... more info

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L.A. Times - Entertainment — Gustavo Dudamel got to conquer another country this week, making his debut in the United Arab Emirates in what was billed as a prelude to the annual Abu Dhabi Festival.     more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Alas, there won't be any locks of Gustavo Dudamel's legendary hair in the exhibition "Enduring Traditions" at the Grammy Museum at L.A. Live. more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Los Amigos Invisibles, the Grammy-nominated, Latin Grammy-winning funk-merengue Venezuelan band that counts L.A. Philharmonic music director Gustavo Dudamel among its friends, will release a new album, "Repeat After Me," in April. more info