Gustavo Dudamel named artist of the year at Gramophone awards

Pavel Haas Quartet and the Wigmore Hall Live label also among winners at classical music awardsThere might have been recent murmurings questioning the adulation that has come Gustavo Dudamel's way, but Gramophone readers were in no doubt of the talent and charisma of the Venezuelan conductor, voting him their artist of the year at today's Gramophone awards. The award was presented by culture minister Ed Vaizey, who has called Dudamel "the coolest conductor in the world today". Also at Wednesday'...

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