Dudamel conquers Barcelona with Beethoven’s symphonies

n Barcelona, Gustavo Dudamel and the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela have started a short tour, also taking in Hamburg and Vienna, where he is performing the complete Beethoven symphony cycles across five concerts. During previous days of this marathon, Dudamel has described it as “climbing Everest”. It is, he says, a milestone in the career of the orchestra. Let’s say it right from the beginning… [Full text in Bachtrack]