Has Gustavo Dudamel fallen from his pedestal? | Tom Service

The Dude's US tour with the LA Phil has underwhelmed, while LA Opera's Ring cycle finds critics in and outside the theatreIt had to happen. The critical backlash against Gustavo Dudamel has begun in earnest in the States, with reviewers across America who saw the Dude and the Los Angeles Philharmonic on tour last month complaining about his "lack of music depth" (in Chicago) and the way he "pushed expressivity to extremes" (in New York). In Philadelphia, meanwhile, Dudamel faced the accusation t...

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