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- Gustavo Dudamel, the Los Angeles Philharmonic's music director, will bid farewell to the orchestra on August 23, ending his tenure.
- The Los Angeles Philharmonic will go without a music director for the first time in 64 years as Esa-Pekka Salonen becomes creative director.
- The 2026-27 season features a Rituals Festival curated by Salonen and celebrates the 90th birthdays of Philip Glass and Steve Reich, alongside Handel's Messiah and new music.
