I feel drawn to many, many. Payare, who turned 40 in February, joined the San Diego Symphony as music director at the start of the —20 season.
When Ling left, the orchestra, which was still dealing with the scars of a lates bankruptcy, took its time choosing its next director, evaluating 21 conductors during the interim. When Payare visited in January , Gilmer says, the chemistry was electric and immediate. Philharmonic superstar music and artistic director Gustavo Dudamel.
The publicly funded program is renowned for using music education to effect social change. Abreu died in March One night, when they were about 15 or 16, Dudamel and his roommates were horsing around and broke one of their bunk beds.
And from that time on, they all called me MacGyver, after the U. Over the years, El Sistema has produced an impressive number of internationally acclaimed conductors. On the podium, both exude palpable, supercharged energy that inspires musicians and audiences alike.
While comparisons between Payare and Dudamel are inevitable, Gilmer explains that their similarities are not what matters. That is something that is of value here in San Diego. Rafael is similar to those greats in that fidelity to the music is at the center of his approach.
