http://classicalmusicnews.tv/2008/02/27/gustavo-dudamel-on-60-minutes/ Classical Music in a New Media Era Wed, 08 Sep 2010 08:07:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 http://classicalmusicnews.tv/2008/02/27/gustavo-dudamel-on-60-minutes/#comment-713 Bill Grossman Fri, 20 Jun 2008 16:56:52 +0000 http://classicalmusicnews.tv/2008/02/27/gustavo-dudamel-on-60-minutes/#comment-713 You mentioned Gustavo Dudamel as a hope for the future of classical music. Personally, I can\'t get on the Dudamel bandwagon, for the simple reason that, apart from his \"charisma,\" his musical values have yet to be displayed. Your web site goes on to mention Carlos Kleiber, a conductor who had great musical depth, along with an appropriate amount of podium display. The contrast is evident to me.\r\n \r\nI fear that conducting is viewed more and more as a ballet, with the actual musical result of much less importance. This is very bad for the music. I have seen dozens of young conductors who look and gesture like Dudamel: I think the only difference between them and him is that they haven\'t secured high-powered management (which is really the power behind the scenes in too many instances). And I can think offhand of a number of conductors on the scene today with proven musical maturity and depth, who are at least as deserving musically as Dudamel of a major appointment. You mentioned Gustavo Dudamel as a hope for the future of classical music. Personally, I can\’t get on the Dudamel bandwagon, for the simple reason that, apart from his \”charisma,\” his musical values have yet to be displayed. Your web site goes on to mention Carlos Kleiber, a conductor who had great musical depth, along with an appropriate amount of podium display. The contrast is evident to me.\r\n \r\nI fear that conducting is viewed more and more as a ballet, with the actual musical result of much less importance. This is very bad for the music. I have seen dozens of young conductors who look and gesture like Dudamel: I think the only difference between them and him is that they haven\’t secured high-powered management (which is really the power behind the scenes in too many instances). And I can think offhand of a number of conductors on the scene today with proven musical maturity and depth, who are at least as deserving musically as Dudamel of a major appointment.

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