Venezuelan Conductor Phenom!

In 2004, Gustavo Dudamel (pictured left) won a conducting competition in Bamberg, Germany, and the buzz began. In 2005, the young Venezuelan conductor made his U.S. debut at the Hollywood Bowl conducting the Los Angeles Philharmonic and bowled over audiences, critics and an army of American arts administrators who came armed with contracts and pens...go to the following link to read the rest of Mark Swed's article in the LA Times: http://www.calendarlive.com/music/classical/cl-et-phil6jan06,0,1285454.story?coll=cl-lat-homepage