Los Angeles Philharmonic Music Director Gustavo Dudamel, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and Philharmonic Assn. President and Chief Executive Deborah Borda, from left, chat during the dinner party that accompanied the maestro’s inaugural gala. (Christina House / For The Times)
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and Dodgers owner Frank McCourt sing during the seventh-inning stretch of a game at Chavez Ravine. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
