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LOS ANGELES, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Dudamel became music director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic on Wednesday at the age of 28, deploying digital tools to draw a younger and less elite audience to classical music.
Before a free inaugural concert for 18,000 on Saturday, Dudamel held the first rehearsal with what is locally known as the LA Phil, considered one of the best in the world and much admired for snatching the Venezuelan sensation out from under the noses of other U.S. orchestras.