THE PEOPLE'S CONDUCTOR.

Dudamel's curly mop of brown hair has a touch of gray now, but at 41, over a decade into his time as the L.A. Phil's music and artistic director, it roils atop his head with as much vigor as when he conducted in his 20s. A YOLA orchestra led by Dudamel performed with Coldplay at the Super Bowl L halftime show in 2016. IN DUDAMEL'S 13 YEARS WITH THE L.A. PHILHARMONIC, AUDIENCE SIZE AND REVENUES HAVE SKYROCKETED GUSTAVO DUDAMEL HAS BEEN LURED BACK ONTO THE stage for his second encore. During the pandemic, the Phil expanded free online access to Dudamel's concerts; the 2021-22 season opening gala, virtually streamed from Disney Hall, garnered 2.2 million views. [Extracted from the article]