PERFORMANCE/TOUR: The Gustavo Dudamel Whirlwind Arrives Early in L.A.

The exuberant young Venezuelan conductor, who will take over the L.A. Philharmonic next year, comes to town riding a wave of Dudamania. Reporting from Caracas, Venezuela -- The new global poster boy for classical music and his wife are salsa-stepping across the ballroom of the Alba Hotel. Calm, precise and seemingly always sure of their next move, Gustavo Dudamel and Eloisa Maturen grin at each other and the dozens of other couples around them as they execute perfect copas and "spot turns...

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