On March 17, Gustavo Dudamel returns to the podium in the 2026/27 season to lead three programs, his first appearance since beginning his tenure as the New York Philharmonic’s Music & Artistic Director. In collaboration with longtime artistic partner Rudolf Buchbinder, one of the most revered interpreters of Beethoven and a central figure in the Viennese piano tradition, Dudamel leads a cycle of Beethoven’s piano concertos, continuing a musical friendship forged through years of performances together across Europe and the United States.

Dudamel says, “It will always be a joy and a privilege for me to make music with my beloved LA Phil family, and to continue these artistic conversations that have grown and evolved over so many wonderful years. I look forward to sharing more unique and beautiful moments together this season, from the epic struggle and humanity of Beethoven to the magnificent new music of Zosha Di Castri.”

• First, Dudamel unites with Buchbinder to begin a cycle of Beethoven’s Piano Concertos. In his first week of programs, he leads the first three concertos (one each night), each paired with the “Eroica” Symphony (December 4–6).
• The following week, Buchbinder and Dudamel take the stage together for four performances of the Fourth Piano Concerto paired with the iconic Fifth Symphony (December 10–13).
• Dudamel returns in the spring to lead an LA Phil co-commission—a new work from Zosha Di Castri—alongside Stravinsky’s Symphony in Three Movements and Prokofiev’s Fifth Symphony (May 6–9).
  

Learn more about the season’s details at laphil.com.

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On March 17, Gustavo Dudamel returns to the podium in the 2026/27 season to lead three programs, his first appearance since beginning his tenure as the New York Philharmonic’s Music & Artistic Director. In collaboration with longtime artistic partner Rudolf Buchbinder, one of the most revered interpreters of Beethoven and a central figure in the Viennese piano tradition, Dudamel leads a cycle of Beethoven’s piano concertos, continuing a musical friendship forged through years of performances together across Europe and the United States.

Dudamel says, “It will always be a joy and a privilege for me to make music with my beloved LA Phil family, and to continue these artistic conversations that have grown and evolved over so many wonderful years. I look forward to sharing more unique and beautiful moments together this season, from the epic struggle and humanity of Beethoven to the magnificent new music of Zosha Di Castri.”

• First, Dudamel unites with Buchbinder to begin a cycle of Beethoven’s Piano Concertos. In his first week of programs, he leads the first three concertos (one each night), each paired with the “Eroica” Symphony (December 4–6).
• The following week, Buchbinder and Dudamel take the stage together for four performances of the Fourth Piano Concerto paired with the iconic Fifth Symphony (December 10–13).
• Dudamel returns in the spring to lead an LA Phil co-commission—a new work from Zosha Di Castri—alongside Stravinsky’s Symphony in Three Movements and Prokofiev’s Fifth Symphony (May 6–9).
  

Learn more about the season’s details at laphil.com.

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On March 17, Gustavo Dudamel returns to the podium in the 2026/27 season to lead three programs, his first appearance since beginning his tenure as the New York Philharmonic’s Music & Artistic Director. In collaboration with longtime artistic partner Rudolf Buchbinder, one of the most revered interpreters of Beethoven and a central figure in the Viennese piano tradition, Dudamel leads a cycle of Beethoven’s piano concertos, continuing a musical friendship forged through years of performances together across Europe and the United States.

Dudamel says, “It will always be a joy and a privilege for me to make music with my beloved LA Phil family, and to continue these artistic conversations that have grown and evolved over so many wonderful years. I look forward to sharing more unique and beautiful moments together this season, from the epic struggle and humanity of Beethoven to the magnificent new music of Zosha Di Castri.”

• First, Dudamel unites with Buchbinder to begin a cycle of Beethoven’s Piano Concertos. In his first week of programs, he leads the first three concertos (one each night), each paired with the “Eroica” Symphony (December 4–6).
• The following week, Buchbinder and Dudamel take the stage together for four performances of the Fourth Piano Concerto paired with the iconic Fifth Symphony (December 10–13).
• Dudamel returns in the spring to lead an LA Phil co-commission—a new work from Zosha Di Castri—alongside Stravinsky’s Symphony in Three Movements and Prokofiev’s Fifth Symphony (May 6–9).
  

Learn more about the season’s details at laphil.com.

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On March 17, Gustavo Dudamel returns to the podium in the 2026/27 season to lead three programs, his first appearance since beginning his tenure as the New York Philharmonic’s Music & Artistic Director. In collaboration with longtime artistic partner Rudolf Buchbinder, one of the most revered interpreters of Beethoven and a central figure in the Viennese piano tradition, Dudamel leads a cycle of Beethoven’s piano concertos, continuing a musical friendship forged through years of performances together across Europe and the United States.

Dudamel says, “It will always be a joy and a privilege for me to make music with my beloved LA Phil family, and to continue these artistic conversations that have grown and evolved over so many wonderful years. I look forward to sharing more unique and beautiful moments together this season, from the epic struggle and humanity of Beethoven to the magnificent new music of Zosha Di Castri.”

• First, Dudamel unites with Buchbinder to begin a cycle of Beethoven’s Piano Concertos. In his first week of programs, he leads the first three concertos (one each night), each paired with the “Eroica” Symphony (December 4–6).
• The following week, Buchbinder and Dudamel take the stage together for four performances of the Fourth Piano Concerto paired with the iconic Fifth Symphony (December 10–13).
• Dudamel returns in the spring to lead an LA Phil co-commission—a new work from Zosha Di Castri—alongside Stravinsky’s Symphony in Three Movements and Prokofiev’s Fifth Symphony (May 6–9).
  

Learn more about the season’s details at laphil.com.

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