Here it is, a year later already. Gustavo Dudamel is one season into his position as music director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, so Thursday night, as the season began, he lifted the baton on his second opening gala. His program at Walt Disney Concert Hall embraced Peruvian, Venezuelan and Mexican composers, as well as music by Rossini, a specialty of the concert’s soloist, Peruvian tenor Juan Diego Florez. (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)
Gustavo Dudamel, conducting the Los Angeles Philharmonic, engages in his own sort of duet with the tenor soloist, Juan Diego Florez. (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)
Juan Diego Florez lets loose in a Rossini aria. (Gary Friedman/Los Angeles Times)
Gustavo Dudamel is now famous for these flying-hair moments. (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)
Gustavo Dudamel puts some emphasis into his conducting Thursday night at Walt Disney Concert Hall. (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)
Tenor Juan Diego Florez acknowledges the orchestra. (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)
Gustavo Dudamel thanks the orchestra. (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)
Confetti showers the audience at Thursday’s 2010-11 season-opening gala concert. (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)
