
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)
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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)