Current musical director of the orchestra of the Opéra National de Paris and the Philharmonic of Los Angeles, Gustavo Dudamel will lead the New York Philharmonic (NY Phil) from 2026. The Venezuelan conductor has signed an initial contract 5 years old.
Gustavo Dudamel succède à Jaap van Zweden
« Today I have the honor to be appointed as the future artistic and musical director of the New York Philharmonic, and to walk in the footsteps of Gustav Mahler, Arturo Toscanini and Leonard Bernstein”. confirmed this Tuesday on Twitter Gustavo Dudamel who will lead the great New York formation from 2026.
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Designated successor to Jaap van Zweden who had already announced his departure after the 2023-2024 season, Gustavo Dudamel, is expected in New York for the 2026-2027 season with an initial contract of five years, as artistic and musical director. From 2025, he will take on the duties of deputy musical director during his last season in Los Angeles.
We are thrilled to announce that @GustavoDudamel will become Music and Artistic Director in the 2026–27 season, joining the legacy that includes Gustav Mahler, Arturo Toscanini, and Leonard Bernstein. 1/3 pic.twitter.com/plPzWsKoME
— New York Philharmonic (@nyphil) February 7, 2023
Gustavo Dudamel has already conducted 26 concerts with the New York Philharmonic since 2007
With the recruitment of Gustavo Dudamel, the NY Phil, the oldest American musical institution (created in 1842), reaffirms its ambitions after the pharaonic $550 million renovation of its setting, David Geffen Hall, at Lincoln Center. The room, which reopened this season, has a new design and much better acoustics. Gustavo Dudamel made his debut with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra in 2007 and has already conducted 26 concerts there as guest conductor. This year, the 42-year-old Venezuelan maestro will lead the NY Phil in 3 performances of the Symphony No. 9 de Gustav Mahler, du 19 au 21 mai.
Philippe Gault (With AFP)
