Gustavo Dudamel: The superstar conductor building bridges to pop

Dave Grohl and Cynthia Erivo Join Dudamel and the LA Phil for Coachella Weekend 2 Performance

As promised, Gustavo Dudamel and the LA Phil had surprise guests in store for the second of their two Coachella 2025 performances. Instead of the LL Cool J medley that closed out the symphony’s set on weekend 1, Saturday night’s show climaxed with Dave Grohl fronting the symphony for two Foo Fighters songs, followed by actor-singer Cynthia Erivo serenading the desert masses. Grohl did not tone anything down for the orchestral setting, belting …

Gustavo Dudamel: The superstar conductor building bridges to pop

INDIO, United States — As the full moon rose, conductor Gustavo Dudamel's signature theatrics were projected with a front-facing view to a spellbound audience, his baton whipping his orchestra into Richard Wagner's legendary "Ride of The Valkyries". It was perhaps an unlikely spectacle at Coachella, but one that generated a huge, enthusiastic crowd -- and was befitting of a maestro who has become a bona fide celebrity. "WERK!" shouted one young …

At the head of the prestigious Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, this Argentinian chef with broad ideas invites stars on stage and mixes musical genres with greed. In Coachella, he conquered the audience.

Indio, California. With the full moon on the horizon, Venezuelan director Gustavo Dudamel took the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra to an unusual terrain: the Coachella pop music festival. "Dale!" shouted a young audience enthusiast, while a giant screen projected the theatricality of the Venezuelan, which when he appropriated the baton looks like a dancer. During the 17 years that Barquisimeto's master has led LA Phil, as is known the angelin…

Dave Grohl Performs "Everlong" with LA Philharmonic

Dave Grohl made a surprise appearance during weekend two of Coachella, joining Gustavo Dudamel and the Los Angeles Philharmonic to perform renditions of Foo Fighters’ “The Sky Is a Neighborhood” and “Everlong.” The set also featured guest appearances from Cynthia Erivo, who covered Prince’s “Purple Rain,” Laufey, Natasha Bedingfield, and Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso. In an interview with the Los Angeles Times, the Venezuelan-born Dudamel called Coache…

Dave Grohl Performs "Everlong" with LA Philharmonic at Coachella

Dave Grohl made a surprise appearance at Coachella, joining Gustavo Dudamel and the Los Angeles Philharmonic to perform "The Sky Is a Neighborhood" and "Everlong."