The Dude - Mahler 1

So, in music circles everyone's getting excited about Gustavo Dudamel's premier concert with the Los Angeles Philharmonic - it's tonight and they're doing Mahler's 1st symphony. In class today Chamber and Sinfonietta hear Beethoven 5th (1st movement) conducted by "The Dude". He's a 28 year old conductor who came through the Argentinian system called "La Sistema". He's quite amazing and it's a pretty neat story.

Here's some info about tonight's concert, in case you're interested:

LA Times Blog