L.A. Phil’s TchaikovskyFest

Gustavo Dudamel conducts the Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela as they play Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 2 at the Walt Disney Concert Hall. (Katie Falkenberg / Los Angeles Times)

Feb. 24, 2014 5:15 AM PT

Gustavo Dudamel conducts the Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela as they play Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 2 during the L.A. Phil’s TchaikovskyFest at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles.

Violinist Alina Pogostkina plays Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto with the Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela. (Katie Falkenberg / Los Angeles Times)

Violinist Alina Pogostkina bows and receives a standing ovation from the audience after playing a solo encore following Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto. (Katie Falkenberg / Los Angeles Times)

Conductor Gustavo Dudamel kisses the hand of violinist Alina Pogostkina. (Katie Falkenberg / Los Angeles Times)

At the end of the performance, Gustavo Dudamel acknowledges the audience with members of the Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela. (Katie Falkenberg / Los Angeles Times)

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L.A. Phil’s TchaikovskyFest

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