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After Los Angeles acclaim, conductor Dudamel moves to New York

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September 17th, 2026

After Los Angeles acclaim, conductor Dudamel moves to New York

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When Gustavo Dudamel first visited New York at the age of fourteen, he jumped up and down on the giant keyboard at FAO Schwarz.

古斯塔沃·杜达梅尔在十四岁初次到访纽约时，曾在FAO Schwarz的巨型键盘上蹦跳不止。

Thirty years later, he returned to the city as the music director of the New York Philharmonic, this time with a greater number of instruments at his disposal, though somewhat smaller in size.

三十年后，他以纽约爱乐乐团音乐总监的身份重返此地，此时他手中可支配的乐器数量更多，体积却略小一些。

"This city is filled with that kind of seething energy," he said this week in his office at David Geffen Hall.

“这座城市充满了那种沸腾的能量，”他本周在大卫·格芬音乐厅的办公室里说。

Dudamel, now 45, took up the role of Music and Artistic Director last week, having previously conducted 17 widely acclaimed seasons with the Los Angeles Philharmonic.

现年45岁的杜达梅尔上周接任音乐与艺术总监一职，此前他在洛杉矶爱乐乐团执棒了17个广受赞誉的乐季。

He is the 27th chief conductor of the New York Philharmonic, succeeding a line of luminaries that includes Gustav Mahler, Willem Mengelberg, Bruno Walter, Leonard Bernstein and Pierre Boulez.

他是纽约爱乐乐团第27位首席指挥，前任包括古斯塔夫·马勒、威廉·门格尔贝格、布鲁诺·瓦尔特、伦纳德·伯恩斯坦和皮埃尔·布列兹等巨匠。

Dudamel is a product of Venezuela's "El Sistema" music education programme.

杜达梅尔是委内瑞拉“音乐救助体系”音乐教育项目的产物。

In October 1995, he performed as a violinist with the National Children's Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela at the Kennedy Center in Washington, and travelled by bus with the orchestra to the United Nations to take part in a concert.

1995年10月，他作为委内瑞拉国家儿童交响乐团的小提琴手在华盛顿肯尼迪中心演出，并随乐团乘坐大巴前往联合国参加音乐会。

"They told us we were going to go through an underwater tunnel, and we thought, 'What?' It was like another world," Dudamel said.

“他们告知我们，我们将要穿越一条河底隧道，我们当时心想：‘什么？’那简直是另一个世界，”杜达梅尔说道。

"I remember that before we reached the river, I saw the Twin Towers.

“我记得在抵达河边之前，我看到了双子塔。

Then I saw the Statue of Liberty, and after that they took us to the United Nations.

随后我看到了自由女神像，接着他们带我们去了联合国。

Afterwards they took us to a toy store.

之后又带我们去了玩具店。

It was as if we were in paradise."

我们仿佛置身天堂。”

Dudamel's early schedule was extremely tight.

杜达梅尔早期的日程安排得极为紧凑。

The opening concert, held at Radio City Music Hall on September 10, was hosted by the actor Liev Schreiber, with artists such as Lizzo, St. Vincent, Joaquina, and Aaron Tveit taking the stage.

9月10日在无线电城音乐厅举行的开幕音乐会由演员列维·施瑞博尔主持，莉佐、圣文森特、华金娜和亚伦·特维特等艺人登台献艺。

The celebrations then continued high up in Manhattan at the Rainbow Room.

庆祝活动随后在曼哈顿高处的彩虹厅继续举行。

"Gustavo Dudamel is not an easy man to describe," Schreiber told the concert audience.

“古斯塔沃·杜达梅尔不是一个容易描述的人，”施瑞博尔对音乐会观众说。

"Imagine adding a dash of Barbra Streisand to a teaspoon of Billy Joel, an ounce of Jean-Michel Basquiat, and a cup of Tito Puente."

“想象一下，在比利·乔尔的一茶匙、让-米歇尔·巴斯奎特的一盎司、蒂托·普恩特的一杯中加入少许芭芭拉·史翠珊。”

The next day, Dudamel headed downtown, where he took part in "Voices of Remembrance," a performance at the World Trade Center arts center marking the 25th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks.

第二天，杜达梅尔前往下城，在世贸中心艺术中心参加了纪念9·11恐怖袭击25周年的“记忆之声”演出。

"Music is so profoundly connected to moments like this," Dudamel said softly.

“音乐与这样的时刻有着如此深刻的联系，”杜达梅尔轻声说。

"Music cannot change what has already happened.

“音乐无法改变已经发生的事。

But when words cannot reach the place we need them to, sometimes music can.

但当言语无法抵达我们需要的彼岸时，有时音乐可以。

It can give sorrow a voice."

它能赋予悲伤一种声音。”

The subscription concert that opens this week will feature Sergei Prokofiev's Fifth Symphony, and it was with this very work that he made his debut with the New York Philharmonic on November 29, 2007.

本周拉开帷幕的订阅音乐会将奏响谢尔盖·普罗科菲耶夫的第五交响曲，而2007年11月29日，他正是凭借这部作品完成了在纽约爱乐乐团的首次亮相。

"There are no borders, only bridges," Dudamel remarked.

“不存在边界，唯有桥梁，”杜达梅尔表示。

"A symphony orchestra can immerse itself just as readily in pop, folk, and musical theatre.

“交响乐团同样能够沉浸于流行、民谣与音乐剧之中。

We all inhabit one and the same space.

我们皆置身于同一空间之内。

I believe that is precisely the message to be conveyed."

我认为这便是所要传达的讯息。”

Just one month into his tenure, the orchestra will embark on a two-week European tour of ten concerts beginning on October 9, and will then return in November to Carnegie Hall — its home from 1891 to 1962 — to perform a concert version of Puccini's Tosca.

上任仅一个月，乐团将于10月9日开始为期两周、共10场演出的欧洲巡演，随后于11月重返卡内基音乐厅——该乐团1891年至1962年的驻地——演出普契尼《托斯卡》的音乐会版。

"The chemistry and passion he brings are truly infectious," said Sherry Sylar, who has served as associate principal oboe since 1984.

“他带来的这种化学反应和激情非常有感染力，”自1984年起担任副首席双簧管的谢里·赛勒说。

"During rehearsals, he calls the orchestra 'my dears.'

“排练时，他叫乐团‘我亲爱的们’。

He will give you constructive criticism, but he always addresses the entire orchestra with this term of endearment.

他会给你建设性的批评，但总是用这个称呼来面对整个乐团。

No one has ever done this before.

从来没有人这样做过。

It somewhat changes the way you receive criticism or advice."

这多少改变了你接受批评或建议的方式。”

Although he is usually provided with a private car and driver, Dudamel still chooses to walk in New York, takes the subway when traffic is congested, and is occasionally recognized by passersby.

尽管通常配有专车和司机，杜达梅尔在纽约仍会选择步行，遇到交通拥堵时亦会搭乘地铁，偶尔还会被路人认出。

With his thick black hair and his Giorgio Armani conducting suit, Dudamel so perfectly embodies the image of a 21st-century conductor that Gael García Bernal's character in the TV series Mozart in the Jungle was modeled on him.

杜达梅尔一头浓密的黑发，身着乔治·阿玛尼的指挥西装，他如此符合21世纪指挥家的形象，以至于盖尔·加西亚·贝纳尔在电视剧《丛林中的莫扎特》中饰演的角色就是以他为原型。

Nevertheless, he still clings to certain traditional habits: he prefers listening to vinyl records, and he often visits the "Record Collector" shop on Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles to add to his collection.

不过，他仍保留着一些传统习惯：他更偏爱听黑胶唱片，并常去洛杉矶梅尔罗斯大道的“唱片收藏家”店添置藏品。

He considers his first record to have been Tchaikovsky's "1812 Overture," performed by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Daniel Barenboim.

他认为自己的第一张唱片是丹尼尔·巴伦博伊姆指挥芝加哥交响乐团演奏的柴可夫斯基《1812序曲》。

"I have a passion for the sound quality that vinyl records deliver," Dudamel said.

“我钟情于密纹唱片所呈现的音质，”杜达梅尔说道。

"I ruined some of them because I would frequently stop the playback in order to rehearse and conduct.

“我损毁了一些，原因在于我时常中断播放，以便进行排练指挥。

My father was extremely furious about that at the time."

对此，我父亲当时极为恼怒。”

Dudamel has already settled in Madrid, but he has yet to decide whether to look for an apartment in Manhattan's Upper West Side — close to Lincoln Center, where the orchestra is based — or in the downtown Chelsea neighborhood.

杜达梅尔已在马德里安家，但尚未决定是在纽约上西区——靠近乐团驻地林肯中心——还是下城的切尔西街区寻找公寓。

He has become a fan of some of the city's top restaurants, mentioning Cosme, Milos, Mercado Little Spain, and Casa Ora, which is known for its Venezuelan cuisine.

他已成为这座城市一些顶级餐厅的粉丝，提到了Cosme、Milos、Mercado Little Spain和以委内瑞拉美食闻名的Casa Ora。

Compared with the same period last year, ticket revenue so far this season has climbed by 8%; the number of seats sold in September rose by 20% compared with 2025.

与去年同期相比，本乐季迄今门票收入已攀升8%；9月份售出的座位数较2025年增长了20%。

Subscription package revenue reached $12.4 million, up from the previous $11.3 million.

订阅套票收入达1240万美元，高于此前的1130万美元。

One of Dudamel's first adjustments upon taking over was to move the second violins from the left side to the right, placing them opposite the first violins, while shifting the double basses from the right to the left — precisely the layout he had employed in Los Angeles.

杜达梅尔上任后最初的调整之一，便是将第二小提琴声部从左侧移至右侧，与第一小提琴相对，同时把低音提琴从右侧调到左侧——这正是他在洛杉矶时采用的布局。

In addition, he moved the entire orchestra further forward on the stage of David Geffen Hall and had the musicians seated closer together.

此外，他还将整个乐团移至大卫·格芬音乐厅舞台上更靠前的位置，并让乐手们的座位彼此靠得更近。

"It feels like a grand chamber music work," said violinist Alina Ming Kobialka.

“感觉宛如一部宏大的室内乐作品，”小提琴手阿丽娜·明·科比阿尔卡如是说。

"The brass section is not far from us, which is undoubtedly an advantage."

“铜管声部与我们相距不远，这无疑是有利的。”

Dudamel signed a five-year contract, under which he will spend about 15 weeks with the orchestra each season.

杜达梅尔签署了一份为期五年的合同，依约每个乐季将与乐团共度约15周。

On Labor Day, September 7, he held his first rehearsal and gave a brief address to the musicians, some of whom had taken part in his New York Philharmonic debut.

9月7日劳动节当天，他进行了首次排练，并向音乐家们作了简短致辞，其中部分人曾参与其纽约爱乐乐团首演。

Dudamel recalls that Lorin Maazel, the music director at the time, broke with convention by introducing him in person at his first rehearsal in 2007.

杜达梅尔回忆说，当时的音乐总监洛林·马泽尔打破常规，在2007年他第一次排练时亲自介绍他。

At the time, Dudamel was aware that the orchestra had a reputation for being difficult to work with.

杜达梅尔当时知道这个乐团以难以合作而闻名。

"I was terrified beyond words," he recalls of his thoughts at that moment.

“我恐惧至极，”他忆及彼时的念头。

"For the first few minutes, I would tremble all over.

“最初几分钟，我会浑身颤抖。

Yet in the end, it turned out to be such a magnificent and wondrous journey."

然而最终，这竟是一段如此瑰丽而奇妙的旅程。”

September 17th, 2026

The Lingo Times

After Los Angeles acclaim, conductor Dudamel moves to New York

After Los Angeles acclaim, conductor Dudamel moves to New York

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