PHOTOS: Gustavo Dudamel, day one in photos
Gustavo Dudamel waves to the awaiting members and staff of the Los Angeles Philharmonic as he and his wife, Eloisa Maturen (in sunglasses), arrive in front of Walt Disney Concert Hall before his first rehearsal with the orchestra as its new music director. Maturen is being greeted by Deborah Borda, president of the philharmonic, and standing to the right of Dudamel is David C. Bohnett, chairman of the L.A. Phil. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
From left in the front row, David C. Bohnett, chairman of the Los Angeles Philharmonic; Deborah Borda, president of the L.A. Phil; new Music Director Gustavo Dudamel; and Dudamel’s wife, Eloisa Maturen, with members and staff of the L.A. Philharmonic in front of Walt Disney Concert Hall. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
Dudamel is greeted by a member of the orchestra after arriving at Disney Hall. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
Gustavo Dudamel gives a thumb’s up to well-wishers in a garden at Disney Hall before his first rehearsal with the Los Angeles Philharmonic as its new music director. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
Gustavo Dudamel, right, is accompanied by Deborah Borda, president of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, as they mount the steps to a Walt Disney Concert Hall garden, followed by staff and members of the orchestra, before rehearsal. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
Gustavo Dudamel greets associate principal trombonist James Miller on his first day of rehearsals. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
Gustavo Dudamel waves to members and staff of the philharmonic while accompanied by Deborah Borda, president of the L.A. Phil, in a garden at Disney Hall. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
Gustavo Dudamel conducts in his first rehearsal with the Los Angeles Philharmonic as its new music director. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
