Editing Los Angeles Philharmonic (section)

==History==

=== 1919–1933: Founding the Philharmonic ===
[[File:Walter Henry Rothwell, W. A. Clark, Jr. 1919 (cropped).jpg|thumb|Walter H. Rothwell, first conductor, and W. A. Clark Jr., founder of the Los Angeles Philharmonic]]
The orchestra was founded and single-handedly financed in 1919 by [[William Andrews Clark, Jr.]], a copper baron, arts enthusiast, and part-time violinist. He originally asked [[Sergei Rachmaninoff]] to be the Philharmonic's first music director; however, Rachmaninoff had only recently moved to New York, and he did not wish to move again. Clark then selected [[Walter Henry Rothwell]], former assistant to [[Gustav Mahler]], as music director, and hired away several principal musicians from East Coast orchestras and others from the competing and soon-to-be defunct Los Angeles Symphony. The orchestra played its first concert in the [[Trinity Auditorium]] in the same year,<ref name="latimescomeback">{{cite news |last=Vincent |first=Roger |date=September 19, 2005 |title=Another L.A. Comeback: A landmark auditorium will reopen as part of the conversion of a defunct downtown hotel into the Gansevoort West. |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-sep-19-fi-hotel19-story.html |newspaper=The Los Angeles Times |access-date=October 10, 2015}}</ref> eleven days after its first rehearsal. Clark himself would sometimes sit and play with the second violin section.<ref name="swed">{{cite news| first=Mark| last=Swed| title=The Salonen-Gehry Axis| work=The Los Angeles Times Magazine| url=http://www.calendarlive.com/music/swed/cl-tm-philharmonic35aug31,0,1343085.story?coll=cl-swed| date=August 31, 2003| access-date=May 3, 2008| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070311021112/http://www.calendarlive.com/music/swed/cl-tm-philharmonic35aug31,0,1343085.story?coll=cl-swed| archive-date=March 11, 2007}}</ref>

After Rothwell's death in 1927, subsequent Music Directors in the decade of the 1920s included [[Georg Schnéevoigt]] and [[Artur Rodziński]].

===1933–1950: Harvey Mudd rescues orchestra===
[[Otto Klemperer]] became Music Director in 1933, part of the large group of German emigrants fleeing Nazi Germany. He conducted many LA Phil premieres, and introduced Los Angeles audiences to new works by [[Igor Stravinsky]] and [[Arnold Schoenberg]]. The orchestra responded well to his leadership, but Klemperer had a difficult time adjusting to Southern California, a situation exacerbated by repeated manic-depressive episodes.
[[Image:Hollywood bowl and sign.jpg|left|thumb|Hollywood Bowl]]
The situation grew more challenging when founder William Andrews Clark died without leaving the orchestra an endowment. The newly formed Southern California Symphony Association was created with the goal to stabilize the orchestra's funding, with the association's president, [[Harvey Seeley Mudd|Harvey Mudd]], stepping up to personally guarantee Klemperer's salary. The Philharmonic's concerts at the [[Hollywood Bowl]] also brought in much needed revenue.<ref name="swed"/><ref name=pbs>{{cite web| url=https://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/shows/disneyhall/essay1.html| title=Los Angeles Philharmonic Story| first=Alan| last=Rich| work=The Los Angeles Philharmonic Inaugurates Walt Disney Concert Hall| publisher=[[PBS]]| access-date=May 3, 2008| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080807162206/http://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/shows/disneyhall/essay1.html| archive-date=August 7, 2008}}</ref> As a result, the orchestra navigated the challenges of the [[Great Depression]] and remained intact.

After completing the 1939 summer season at the [[Hollywood Bowl]], Klemperer visited Boston, where he was diagnosed with an acoustic neuroma. Brain surgery left him partially paralyzed in the face and with impaired hearing in his right ear. He went into a depressive state and was institutionalized. When he escaped, ''[[The New York Times]]'' ran a cover story declaring him missing. After he was found in New Jersey, a picture of him behind bars was printed in the ''[[New York Herald Tribune]]''. He subsequently lost the post of Music Director, though he still would occasionally conduct the Philharmonic. He led some notable concerts, including the orchestra's premiere performance of Stravinsky's ''[[Symphony in Three Movements]]'' in 1946.<ref name="swed"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.laphil.com/music/piece_detail.cfm?id=2458&bc=1 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130127123407/http://www.laphil.com/music/piece_detail.cfm?id=2458&bc=1 |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 27, 2013 |title=About the Piece: Symphony in Three Movements |first=Herbert |last=Glass |publisher=Los Angeles Philharmonic |access-date=May 20, 2008}}</ref>

[[John Barbirolli]] was offered the position of Music Director after his contract with the New York Philharmonic expired in 1942. He declined the offer and chose to return to England instead.<ref name=dnb>Kennedy, Michael. [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/30578 Barbirolli, Sir John (1899–1970)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160808173734/http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/30578 |date=August 8, 2016 }}, ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', Oxford University Press, 2004; online edition, October 2009, (subscription required), accessed February 7, 2010.</ref> The following year, [[Alfred Wallenstein]] was chosen by Mudd to lead the orchestra. The former principal cellist of the [[New York Philharmonic]], he had been the youngest member of the Los Angeles Philharmonic when it was founded in 1919. He turned to conducting at the suggestion of [[Arturo Toscanini]]. He had conducted the L.A. Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl on a number of occasions and, in 1943, took over as Music Director.<ref>{{cite journal| url=http://www.american-music.org/publications/bullarchive/Meckna.html| first=Michael| last=Meckna| title=Alfred Wallenstein: An American Conductor at 100| journal=The Society for American Music Bulletin| volume=XXIV| issue=3| date=Fall 1998| access-date=June 12, 2010| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170916121418/http://www.american-music.org/publications/bullarchive/Meckna.html| archive-date=September 16, 2017| url-status=dead}}</ref> Among the highlights of Wallenstein's tenure were recordings of concertos with fellow [[Angeleno]]s, [[Jascha Heifetz]] and [[Arthur Rubinstein]].<ref name="swed"/>

===1951–1968: Dorothy Buffum Chandler's influence===
By the mid-1950s, department store heiress and wife of the publisher of the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', [[Dorothy Buffum Chandler]] became the de facto leader of the orchestra's board of directors. She led on efforts to create a performing arts center for the city, which would eventually become the [[Los Angeles Music Center]] and serve as the Philharmonic's new home. In addition, she and others sought a more prominent conductor to lead the orchestra. Following Wallenstein's departure, Chandler led efforts to hire [[Eduard van Beinum]], then principal conductor of the [[Concertgebouw Orchestra]], as the LAPO music director. The Philharmonic's musicians, management and audience all held Beinum in high regard, but in 1959, he suffered a fatal heart attack while on the podium during a rehearsal of the Concertgebouw Orchestra.<ref name="pbs" />

In 1960, the orchestra, under Chandler's leadership, signed [[Georg Solti]] to a three-year contract as music director. This followed his guest conducting appearances in winter concerts downtown, at the  [[Hollywood Bowl]], and in other Southern California locations including CAMA concerts in Santa Barbara.<ref>{{cite web| title=Los Angeles Philharmonic Concert Listings, 1950–1960| work=CAMA Archives| url=http://www.camasb.org/archives/1950-60.shtml| publisher=Santa Barbara Community Arts Music Association| access-date=May 3, 2008| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080602023727/http://www.camasb.org/archives/1950-60.shtml| archive-date=June 2, 2008}}</ref> Solti was scheduled to officially begin his tenure in 1962, and the Philharmonic anticipated he would lead the orchestra when it moved into its new home at the then yet-to-be-completed [[Dorothy Chandler Pavilion]]. He had even began appointing musicians to the orchestra.<ref name="Leeds">{{cite news| first=Jeff| last=Leeds| title=Sir Georg Solti: Led Chicago Symphony to World Renown| work=The Los Angeles Times| date=September 6, 1997| access-date=November 6, 2017| url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/158995071/?terms=george%2Bsolti%2Bled%2Bchicago| url-access=subscription| archive-date=November 7, 2017| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107112809/https://www.newspapers.com/image/158995071/?terms=george%2Bsolti%2Bled%2Bchicago| url-status=live}}</ref> However, in 1961, Solti abruptly resigned the before officially taking the post<ref name="d967">{{cite web | last=Halpert | first=Marta | title="Für mein Leben habe ich kämpfen müssen" | website=Wina – Das jüdische Stadtmagazin | date=16 December 2022 | url=https://www.wina-magazin.at/fuer-mein-leben-habe-ich-kaempfen-muessen/ |language=de | access-date=31 December 2024}}</ref> after claiming that the Philharmonic board of directors did not consult him before naming then 26-year-old [[Zubin Mehta]] to be assistant conductor of the orchestra.<ref name="Time writers">{{cite magazine| title=Buffie & the Baton| url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,872266,00.html| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110204215340/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,872266,00.html| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 4, 2011| magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]| date=April 14, 1961| access-date=November 8, 2007}}</ref> Mehta was subsequently named to replace Solti.

===1969–1997: Ernest Fleischmann's tenure===
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In 1969, the orchestra hired [[Ernest Fleischmann]] to be Executive Vice President and General Manager. During his tenure, the Philharmonic instituted several ideas, including the creation of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Chamber Music Society and the Los Angeles Philharmonic New Music Group and its "Green Umbrella" concerts. These adjunct groups, composed of the orchestra's musicians, offered performance series separate and distinct from traditional Philharmonic concerts. These initiatives were later adopted by other orchestras worldwide. This concept, considered innovative for its time, stemmed from Fleischmann's philosophy, which he articulated in his May 16, 1987, commencement address at the [[Cleveland Institute of Music]] titled, "The Orchestra is Dead. Long Live the Community of Musicians."

When Zubin Mehta left for the [[New York Philharmonic]] in 1978, Fleischmann convinced [[Carlo Maria Giulini]] to take over as Music Director. Giulini's tenure with the orchestra was well regarded, but he resigned after his wife became ill and returned to Italy.

In 1985, Fleischmann turned to [[André Previn]], hoping that his conducting credentials and experience at Hollywood Studios would bring a local flair and strengthen the connection between conductor, orchestra, and city. While Previn's tenure was musically solid, other conductors including [[Kurt Sanderling]], [[Simon Rattle]], and [[Esa-Pekka Salonen]], achieved greater [[box office]] success. Previn frequently clashed with Fleischmann, notably over Fleischmann’s decision to name Salonen as "Principal Guest Conductor" without consulting Previn. This mirrored the earlier Solti/Mehta controversy. Due to Previn's objections, the offer of the position and an accompanying Japan tour to Salonen was withdrawn. Shortly after, in April 1989, Previn resigned, and four months later, Salonen was named Music Director Designate, officially assuming the post in October 1992.<ref name="Bernheimer">{{cite news| title=The Tyrant of Philharmonic| work=Los Angeles Times| first=Martin| last=Bernheimer| date=October 8, 1989| url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/175265106/?terms=The%2BTyrant%2Bof%2BPhilharmonic|url-access=subscription}}</ref> Salonen's U.S. conducting debut with the orchestra had been in 1984.

Salonen's tenure began with a residency at the 1992 [[Salzburg Festival]] in concert performances and as the pit orchestra in a production of the opera ''[[Saint François d'Assise]]'' by [[Olivier Messiaen]]. This marked the first time an American orchestra was given that opportunity. Salonen later led the orchestra on numerous tours across the United States, Europe, and Asia, as well as residencies at the [[Lucerne Festival]] in Switzerland, [[The Proms]] in London, a festival in [[Cologne]] dedicated to Salonen's own works, and in 1996 at the [[Théâtre du Châtelet]] in Paris for a [[Igor Stravinsky|Stravinsky]] festival conducted by Salonen and [[Pierre Boulez]]. During the Paris residency, key Philharmonic board members heard the orchestra perform in improved acoustics, inspiring renewed fundraising efforts for the soon-to-be-built [[Walt Disney Concert Hall]].

Under Salonen's leadership, the Philharmonic became known as a highly innovative and respected orchestra. [[Alex Ross (music critic)|Alex Ross]] of ''The New Yorker'' said:

{{blockquote|The Salonen era in L.A. may mark a turning point in the recent history of classical music in America. It is a story not of an individual magically imprinting his personality on an institution—what Salonen has called the "empty hype" of conductor worship—but of an individual and an institution bringing out unforeseen capabilities in each other, and thereby proving how much life remains in the orchestra itself, at once the most conservative and the most powerful of musical organisms.

... no American orchestra matches the L.A. Philharmonic in its ability to assimilate a huge range of music on a moment's notice. [[Thomas Adès|[Thomas] Adès]], who first conducted his own music in L.A. [in 2005] and has become an annual visitor, told me, "They always seem to begin by finding exactly the right playing style for each piece of music—the kind of sound, the kind of [[Musical phrasing|phrasing]], breathing, attacks, colors, the indefinable whole. That shouldn't be unusual, but it is." [[John Adams (composer)|John Adams]] calls the Philharmonic "the most ''Amurrican'' {{sic}} of orchestras. They don't hold back and they don't put on airs. If you met them in twos or threes, you'd have no idea they were playing in an orchestra, that they were classical-music people."<ref name="Ross1"/>}}

===1998–2009===
When Fleischmann decided to retire in 1998 after 28 years at the helm, the orchestra named Willem Wijnbergen as its new Executive Director. Wijnbergen, a Dutch pianist and arts administrator, was the managing director of the [[Concertgebouw Orchestra]] in Amsterdam. Initially, his appointment was hailed as a major coup for the orchestra. One notable decision during his tenure was to revise Hollywood Bowl programming by increasing the number of jazz concerts and appointing [[John Clayton (bassist)|John Clayton]] as the orchestra's first Jazz Chair. In addition, he established a new [[World Music]] series with [[Tom Schnabel]] as programming director.<ref name="Dutka">{{cite news| work=Los Angeles Times| first=Elaine| last=Dutka| title=Bowl Reveals Tempo Changes| date=November 11, 1998| url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-nov-11-ca-41419-story.html| access-date=September 23, 2009| archive-date=October 7, 2019| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191007005000/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-nov-11-ca-41419-story.html| url-status=live}}</ref> Despite some successes, Wijnbergen departed the orchestra in 1999 after a year marked by  controversy. It remains unclear whether he resigned or was dismissed by the Philharmonic's board of directors.<ref>{{cite news| title=Off-the-Podium Intrigue Surrounds Two Leading Jobs| work=The New York Times| first=Bernard| last=Holland| date=August 22, 1999| url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9503E0DC1F39F931A1575BC0A96F958260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=2| access-date=May 3, 2008}}</ref>

Later that year, [[Deborah Borda]], then Executive Director of the [[New York Philharmonic]], was hired to lead the orchestra's executive management. She began her tenure in January 2000 and was later given the title of President and Chief Executive Officer. Following the financial challenges of Wijnbergen's brief tenure, Borda focused on stabilizing the organization's finances. Described as "a formidable executive who runs the orchestra like a lean company, not like a flabby non-profit," she is credited with putting the "organization on solid financial footing."<ref name="Ross1" /> Borda is widely recognized, along with Salonen, [[Frank Gehry]], and [[Yasuhisa Toyota]], for the orchestra's successful transition to [[Walt Disney Concert Hall]], and for supporting and complementing Salonen's artistic vision. One example cited by [[Alex Ross (music critic)|Alex Ross]]:

<blockquote>Perhaps Borda's boldest notion is to give visiting composers such as [[John Adams (composer)|[John] Adams]] and [[Thomas Adès]] the same royal treatment that is extended to the likes of [[Yo-Yo Ma]] and [[Joshua Bell]]; Borda talks about "hero composers." A recent performance of Adams's monumental California symphony "Naïve and Sentimental Music" in the orchestra's Casual Fridays series ... drew a nearly full house. Borda's big-guns approach has invigorated the orchestra's long-running new-music series, called Green Umbrella, which Fleischmann established in 1982. In the early days, it drew modest audiences, but in recent years attendance has risen to the point where as many as sixteen hundred people show up for a concert that in other cities might draw thirty or forty. The Australian composer [[Brett Dean]] recently walked onstage for a Green Umbrella concert and did a double-take, saying that it was the largest new-music audience he'd ever seen.<ref name="Ross1"/></blockquote>

On July 13, 2005, Gustavo Dudamel made his debut with the LA Philharmonic at the orchestra's summer home, the Hollywood Bowl.<ref>{{cite web| last=Swed| first=Mark| title=He holds Bowl in palm of his hands| date=September 15, 2005| url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-sep-15-wk-bowl15-story.html| newspaper=Los Angeles Times| access-date=August 15, 2024| archive-date=August 20, 2024| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240820172207/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-sep-15-wk-bowl15-story.html| url-status=live}}</ref>  On January 4, 2007, Dudamel made his Walt Disney Concert Hall debut with the LA Philharmonic.<ref>{{cite web| last=Swed| first=Mark| title=Indoors or out, this guy's the real deal| url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2007-jan-06-et-phil6-story.html| newspaper=Los Angeles Times| date=January 6, 2007| access-date=August 15, 2024| archive-date=October 17, 2023| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231017155756/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2007-jan-06-et-phil6-story.html| url-status=live}}</ref> On April 9, 2007, the symphony board announced the departure of Esa-Pekka Salonen as music director at the end of the 2008–2009 season, and the appointment of Dudamel as Salonen's successor.<ref name="Leeds"/><ref name="Time writers"/><ref name="Bernheimer"/> In 2007, two years before Dudamel officially became music director, the LA Philharmonic established [[Youth Orchestra Los Angeles|YOLA (Youth Orchestra Los Angeles)]]. "The model for YOLA – a nonprofit initiative that supplies underprivileged children with free instruments, instruction, and profound lessons about pride, community, and commitment – is El Sistema, Venezuela's national music training program which, 27 years ago, nurtured the talents of a 5-year-old violin prodigy named Gustavo."<ref>{{cite news| title=The Kids Are Alright| newspaper=Spirit Magazine| date=March 2013}}</ref> On May 11, 2009, shortly before the start of his inaugural season with the LA Philharmonic, Dudamel, was included as a finalist in ''Time'''s "The Time 100: The World's Most Influential People."<ref>{{cite magazine| last=Raftery| first=Brian| title=The 2009 TIME 100 Finalists| magazine=Time| date=May 11, 2009| url=https://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1883644_1883653_1884530,00.html}}</ref>

===2009–present===
Dudamel began his official tenure as music director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic in 2009 with concerts at both the Hollywood Bowl (¡Bienvenido Gustavo!) on October 3, 2009<ref>{{cite news| last=Swed| first=Mark| title=Bowled over by L.A.'s new maestro| url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/culturemonster/2009/10/dudamel-bows-with-beethoven-for-all-the-ages-.html| newspaper=Los Angeles Times| date=October 3, 2009| archive-date=October 1, 2013| access-date=September 26, 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131001225219/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/culturemonster/2009/10/dudamel-bows-with-beethoven-for-all-the-ages-.html| url-status=live}}</ref> and the Inaugural Gala at Walt Disney Concert Hall on October 8, 2009.<ref>{{cite web| last=Swed| first=Mark| title=Music review: L.A. Phil embraces a new generation with Dudamel| url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/culturemonster/2009/10/dudamels-gala.html| newspaper=Los Angeles Times| date=October 9, 2009| access-date=November 6, 2017| archive-date=September 21, 2017| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170921193916/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/culturemonster/2009/10/dudamels-gala.html| url-status=live}}</ref> In 2010 and 2011, Dudamel and the LA Phil received the Morton Gould Award for Innovative Programming by the [[American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers]] (ASCAP),<ref name="Leeds"/><ref>{{cite press release| title=ASCAP Announces Year 2010 Orchestra Awards For "Adventurous Programming" at League of American Orchestras Conference in Atlanta| url=http://www.ascap.com/press/2010/0618_orchestra-awards.aspx| publisher=ASCAP| date=June 18, 2010| access-date=September 26, 2013| archive-date=September 27, 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927193218/http://www.ascap.com/press/2010/0618_orchestra-awards.aspx| url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release| title=ASCAP "Adventurous Programming" Awards Presented at League of American Orchestras Conference in Minneapolis| date=June 9, 2011| url=http://www.ascap.com/press/2011/0609_AdventurousProgramming.aspx| publisher=ASCAP| access-date=July 29, 2011| archive-date=August 13, 2011| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110813074419/http://www.ascap.com/press/2011/0609_AdventurousProgramming.aspx| url-status=live}}</ref> and in 2012 Dudamel and the orchestra won the first place Award for Programming Contemporary Music by ASCAP.<ref>{{cite press release| title=ASCAP "Adventurous Programming" Awards Presented at League of American Orchestras Conference| url=http://www.ascap.com/press/2012/0608-adventurous-programming.aspx| publisher=ASCAP| date=June 8, 2012| access-date=November 6, 2017}}</ref>

In 2012, Dudamel, the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela performed all nine of Mahler's symphonies over three weeks in Los Angeles and one week in Caracas. The project was described as both "a mammoth tribute to the composer" and "an unprecedented conducting feat for the conductor."<ref>{{cite news| last=Swed| first=Mark| title=Gustavo Dudamel's Mahler project| url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-xpm-2012-jan-08-la-ca-dudamel-mahler-project-20120108-story.html| newspaper=Los Angeles Times| date=January 8, 2012| archive-date=August 8, 2024| access-date=August 15, 2024| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240808173227/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-xpm-2012-jan-08-la-ca-dudamel-mahler-project-20120108-story.html| url-status=live}}</ref> That same year, the orchestra launched a three-year project to present the Mozart/Da Ponte operas, directed by Christopher Alden with each designed in collaboration with famous architects (sets) and clothing designers.<ref name="Los Angeles Times">{{cite news| last=Swed| first=Mark| title=Review: 'Don Giovanni' feels right at home in Disney Hall| url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/la-xpm-2012-may-21-la-et-laphil-don-giovanni-review-20120521-16-story.html| newspaper=Los Angeles Times| date=May 21, 2012| archive-date=August 19, 2024| access-date=August 15, 2024| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240819052934/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/la-xpm-2012-may-21-la-et-laphil-don-giovanni-review-20120521-16-story.html| url-status=live}}</ref> The series launched in 2012 with Frank Gehry and Rodarte designing ''Don Giovanni''<ref name="Los Angeles Times"/> and continued in 2013 with Jean Nouvel and Azzedine Alaïa designing ''Le Nozze di Figaro''.<ref>{{cite journal| last=Farber| first=Jim| title=A Sublime Marriage of Figaro From L.A. Phil| url=https://www.sfcv.org/reviews/a-sublime-marriage-of-figaro-from-la-phil| journal=San Francisco Classical Voice| date=May 19, 2013| archive-date=September 28, 2013| access-date=September 26, 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928001239/https://www.sfcv.org/reviews/a-sublime-marriage-of-figaro-from-la-phil| url-status=live}}</ref>  In 2014, the featured designers for the ''Così fan tutte'' production were Zaha Hadid and Hussein Chalayan.<ref>{{cite web | author=Jim Farber | title=Sensual Success in L.A. Phil Così fan tutte | url=https://www.sfcv.org/articles/review/sensual-success-la-phil-cosi-fan-tuttel | work=San Francisco Classical Voice | date=May 27, 2014 | access-date=February 8, 2023}}</ref>

In October 2011, Dudamel was named Gramophone Artist of the Year.<ref>{{cite web| last=Tilden| first=Imogen| title=Gustavo Dudamel named artist of the year at Gramophone awards| url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/oct/06/gustavo-dudamel-gramophone-awards-2011| newspaper=[[The Guardian]]| date=October 6, 2011| location=Manchester}}</ref> In 2012, Dudamel and the LA Phil were awarded a Grammy award for Best Orchestral Performance for their recording of Brahms' Fourth Symphony.<ref>{{cite news |title=Grammy Awards 2012: Gustavo Dudamel, L.A. Philharmonic win |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/culturemonster/2012/02/grammy-awards-2012-classical-honors.html |newspaper=Los Angeles Times| date=February 12, 2012| last=Ng| first=David}}</ref> Dudamel was also named Musical America's 2013 Musician of the Year.<ref>{{cite web| last=Boehm| first=Mike| title=Gustavo Dudamel named musician of the year by Musical America| url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/la-xpm-2012-nov-07-la-et-cm-gustavo-dudamel-named-musician-of-the-year-by-musical-america-20121106-story.html| newspaper=Los Angeles Times| date=November 7, 2012| access-date=August 15, 2024| archive-date=June 19, 2024| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240619195157/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/la-xpm-2012-nov-07-la-et-cm-gustavo-dudamel-named-musician-of-the-year-by-musical-america-20121106-story.html| url-status=live}}</ref>  In 2020 and 2021, Dudamel and the LA Phil were awarded consecutive Grammy awards for Best Orchestral Performance for their recordings of [[Andrew Norman]]'s ''[[Sustain (composition)|Sustain]]'' (2020),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.laphil.com/press/releases/1888|title=Gustavo Dudamel and the Los Angeles Philharmonic win Grammy® Award for Best Orchestral Performance for Andrew Norman's Sustain|work=Los Angeles Philharmonic|date=January 26, 2020|access-date=March 30, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200928132144/https://www.laphil.com/press/releases/1888|archive-date=September 28, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> and for the collected symphonies of [[Charles Ives]] (2021).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.laphil.com/press/releases/1955|title=LA Phil wins Grammy Award for Best Orchestral Performanc|work=Los Angeles Philharmonic|date=March 14, 2021|access-date=March 30, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210330143002/https://www.laphil.com/press/releases/1955|archive-date=March 30, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2024, Dudamel and the LA Phil won the Best Orchestral Performance Grammy award for a fourth time, with their performance of Adès: Dante (2020) by [[Thomas Adès]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Adès' Dante wins Grammy Award for Best Orchestral Performance |url=https://www.fabermusic.com/news/ad%C3%A8s-dante-wins-grammy-award-for-best-orchestral-performance09022024 |website=Faber Music |date=February 9, 2024 |access-date=May 18, 2024 |archive-date=May 26, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240526015913/https://www.fabermusic.com/news/ad%C3%A8s-dante-wins-grammy-award-for-best-orchestral-performance09022024 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In February 2023, the orchestra announced that Dudamel is to conclude his tenure as its music director at the close of his current contract, at the end of the 2025–2026 season.<ref>{{cite press release | url=https://www.laphil.com/press/releases/2069 | title=Statement from the Los Angeles Philharmonic regarding the appointment of Gustavo Dudamel to the New York Philharmonic | publisher=TLos Angeles Philharmonic | date=February 7, 2023 | access-date=February 8, 2023 | archive-date=February 8, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230208065630/https://www.laphil.com/press/releases/2069 | url-status=live }}</ref>  In May 2024, the orchestra announced the appointment of Kim Noltemy as its next president and chief executive officer, effective July 2024.<ref>{{cite press release | url=https://www.laphil.com/press/releases/2142 | title=Los Angeles Philharmonic Association Appoints Kim Noltemy as President & Chief Executive Officer | date=May 2, 2024 | access-date=May 6, 2024 | archive-date=May 6, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240506151221/https://www.laphil.com/press/releases/2142 | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/01/arts/music/kim-noltemy-los-angeles-philharmonic.html | title=Kim Noltemy, Orchestra Veteran, Is Tapped to Lead L.A. Philharmonic | work=The New York Times | author=Javier C. Hernández | date=May 1, 2024 | accessdate=May 2, 2024 | archive-date=May 2, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240502004228/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/01/arts/music/kim-noltemy-los-angeles-philharmonic.html | url-status=live }}</ref>