L.A. Times - Entertainment — Harsh critiques plus back-handed praise out of New York, Chicago and elsewhere suggest the L.A. Phil's young music director may be upsetting the traditional pecking order. ... more info

Mercury News, California — Gustavo Dudamel is the hottest commodity in classical music — in decades. Yet the 29 year-old conductor isn't a physically imposing figure on the podium. more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — The conductor injured his neck Thursday evening during Dvorák's Cello Concerto and was replaced by Lionel Bringuier. By Friday morning, however, Dudamel was back. A national tour is still on. ... more info

Guardian Music — We don't know much about agents, but the power they wield is immense – as the case of conductor Gustavo Dudamel showsRichard Morrison, in the Times last week, wrote an exposé of the world of agents in classical music, revealing the skuldugg... more info

Reuters — LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Look out America -- or, make that the United States of America -- Gustavo Dudamel is headed your way. more info

The Newsroom — Conductor Gustavo Dudamel is becoming a force to be reckoned with in the classical music world. more info

Guardian Music — The famous Venezuelan musicians are growing long in the tooth – and there's a new generation waiting in the wingsThe Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra is youthful no longer – as I was saying last week in my review of their concert wit... more info

Guardian Music — Lucerne Easter festivalThe "youth orchestra" tag is a misnomer. Among the 200-odd heads of Venezuela's most famous cultural export in this concert of Tchaikovsky and Richard Strauss, there were too many receding hairlines for the Bolívars to quali... more info

Guardian Music — Barbican, LondonAs both composer and conductor, John Adams is "in focus" at the Barbican until the end of the season. His residency began with the London Symphony Orchestra, and there was the European premiere of his latest orchestral piece, City Noi... more info

Guardian Music — Gustavo Dudamel was its first ever winner. The Gustav Mahler conducting competition has a lot to live up to. Kate Connolly heads to Bamberg for the finalsIf proof were needed that the International Gustav Mahler conducting competition sets very high... more info