Gustavo Dudamel on Why He Brought the LA Phil to Coachella, With LL Cool J and Other Guest Artists: ‘Wagner Wrote His Music for a Festival… Wagner Had His Own Coachella!’

From “Also Sprach Zarathustra” to Also sprach LL Cool J… Gustavo Dudamel and the LA Philharmonic managed to pack something for everybody into a guest-filled appearance Saturday evening at Coachella. Setting up shop on an outdoor stage in Indio instead of their usual springtime climes at downtown L.A.’s Disney Hall, the orchestra thrilled the festival’s dressed-down attendees […]