That’s not the ensemble that showed up at Carnegie Hall. Which brings up a second paradox: Dudamel always seems most energized with scores full of rhythmic rattle and percussive excitement ...

Gustavo Dudamel's second-to-last L.A. Phil season may have seemed less ambitious, but he made more history closing it out ...

But it’s a particularly notable performance for Dudamel, who is in his final year ... “It's one thing to be on a big stage like Carnegie Hall and performing with someone like Yo-Yo Ma ...

Why now: The orchestra, led by conductor Gustavo Dudamel, is making their Coachella ... “It's one thing to be on a big stage like Carnegie Hall and performing with someone like Yo-Yo Ma ...