Dude-tube: Gustavo Dudamel concert airs on KCET
Didn't catch Gustavo Dudamel's inaugural concert at Walt Disney Concert Hall earlier this month?
No problem. PBS has your front row seat ready tonight when stations around the country -- including L.A.'s very own KCET -- broadcast the Los Angeles Philharmonic concert as part of the "Great Performances" series.
The taped broadcast begins at 8 p.m. on KCET and will last for close to two hours. (It repeats Sunday at 3 p.m.) Those in Orange County will have to wait just a little bit longer: The episode is scheduled to air on KOCE on Thursday, Oct. 29, at 7 p.m., according to the station.
In case you haven't heard by now, Dudamel is the new music director of the L.A. Philharmonic. The young Venezuelan conductor made his season debut at a free concert at the Hollywood Bowl on Oct. 3. He then conducted his inaugural concert at Disney Hall on Oct. 8.
The Disney Hall concert features the world premiere of John Adams' "City Noir," an orchestral homage to L.A. noir and the movies. It also includes a performance of Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 1.
And if you still can't enough of the Dude, there's a DVD release of the concert that is scheduled to hit shelves later this year.
Be sure to check out Times music critic Mark Swed's review of the performance, plus all of Culture Monster's coverage of Dudamel's big debut.
-- David Ng
Photo: Gustavo Dudamel, backstage just before his inaugural concert at Disney Hall with stage manager Jeff Wallace. Credit: Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times
Will the KCET be rebroadcasting the October 3 concert at the Hollywood Bowl, or only the October 8 concert at the Walt Disney Concert hall??
Posted by: sithandra | October 21, 2009 at 08:03 PM
What is up with this picture? Is Gustavo getting a reach around?
Posted by: busytimmy | October 22, 2009 at 12:05 AM
Mr. Gustavo Dudamel is a humble man, he gives credit to his mentor Mr. Abraham Abreu. What impresses me most is the vigor and enthusiasm he transmits to the musicians
Posted by: Ramiro Chavez | October 22, 2009 at 07:49 AM
The October 3 concert at the Hollywood Bowl was never broadcast on KCET. The audio was broadcast on KUSC and the video was shown on the internet only (through www.laphil.com). There was no television broadcast. You cannot re-broadcast something you have never broadcast in the first place.
Posted by: MarK | October 22, 2009 at 08:23 AM
@Mark:
I stand corrected. In any case, you answered my question -- no "broadcast" of the October 3 Hollywood Bowl concert on KCET -- internet only.
Thanks, and Cheers.
Posted by: sithandra | October 22, 2009 at 10:27 AM
...Saw this on Connecticut Public Television. Nice spectacle, but the audio engineering was hardly the "CD quality" that was promised from digital TV: specifically, the orchestral climaxes were grossly limited. I hardly think that Mahler specified the entire piece "mf". Mesrs. Dudamel and Mahler should demand better.
Posted by: Sevendy | October 22, 2009 at 10:54 AM
I was underwhelmed by the televised presentation on KCET last night. The audio portion was very poor in quality and the visual editing uninspired. I've seen much better televised concert presentations in the past. Hopefully the DVD release will be the quality that Dudamel and the LA Phil deserve for their efforts.
Posted by: Robert Browne | October 25, 2009 at 08:49 AM