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    Written March 1, 2012

    LA Phil Live: Dudamel Conducts Mahler

    by jayluceri

    A fabulous concert and a wonderful introduction to Maestro Dudamel and the Mahler Symphony 8 with one thousand voices. The combining of the 2 orchestras and all the voices were fabulous. I was particularly struck by the voice of the solo artist Julianna Di Jiacoppa - absolutely fabulous.

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  • Must Go!
    Written March 1, 2012

    Symphony of a Thousand Exceeds Expectations

    by cwalecka

    Enthusiastic and packed audience for this encore performance. It was a terrific concert experience-- and that's even in comparison to seeing Dudamel live at Disney Concert Hall. I enjoyed the pre-concert interviews with Dudamel about his view of the music to come.

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  • So-so
    Written March 1, 2012

    Good, but should have been great!

    by fdc40

    LA Phil Live: Dudamel conducts Mahler should have been a wonderful evening, but something was wrong with the surround-sound at the Regal Union Square Cinema. Although the interviews and previews with musicians from the 2 participating orchestras were fascinating & heart-warming, the broadcast of the actual performance was a disappointment. John LIthgow, as the host, was a bit too enthusiastic for my taste; but that's not the reason for my "So-So" review.

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  • I'm In
    Written March 1, 2012

    LA Phil Live: Dudamel conducts Mahler

    by rexcinema

    Extremely disappointing. Almost one hour of John Lithgow in a love fest with everyone. Too much about the Caracas youth program, worthy enough, but I came to hear Mahler.
    The sound engineers never resolved the problem of a very large choir and two orchestra together with soloists. The music never projected into the audience. The only decent section occurred with the orchestra playing alone in the second part.
    We have been very pleased with the Met productions. This was extremely bad and certainly not worth $20.00 each.
    The contrast with the usual orchestral performances were the conductor got on with the music was quite painful. The actual performance of the Mahler was mediocre itself. The LA Symphony is third rate based on this performance.

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  • Must Go!
    Written March 7, 2012

    Dudamel Conducts Mahler's Eighth Symphony

    by mrjerry1

    Performance was superb. Sound quality was excellent. Cinematography was static and kept returning to the same few performers and view points. Captions in English were useful and helped me to better understand what Mahler was trying to achieve.

    Jerry Hecktman

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  • Must Go!
    Written March 1, 2012

    LA Phil Live: Dudamel conducts Mahler Encore

    by ming7383jim

    The theatre- Regal Theatre at Union Square NYC did not do justice to the magnificent sound of this concert. I wish the organizer made sure that they engaged venues that has better acoustic since the experience is less satisfying. It is a shame and a waste

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  • Oh No!
    Written March 1, 2012

    Terrible Sound at Movei Theatre - Dudamel Mahler Encore

    by nanjoseph

    We sat at back of the theatre and the sound system was terrible. Flat. Volume was severely
    decreased. Don't think speakers were working in back or sides of the theatre. No other seats available or we would have moved. Never had this happen before. This is all about a hearing experience of Mahler's 8th Symphony and it was dismal.

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  • Must Go!
    Written March 1, 2012

    Dudamel conducts Mahler

    by dmorabrito

    The concert was truly magnificent. I saw it live in Los Angeles and Caracas, and then in a movie theater in Washington, D.C. The broadcasting was great. Volume should have been higher, though. And then the audience was so old! Fandango should better promote the participation/attendance of younger people to these events.

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  • So-so
    Written March 1, 2012

    CanThere Be Too Much Lithgow?

    by marybmary

    The answer is YES. John is a good actor, but in introducing the LA Phil, he becomes too prissy and too much There. This performance spent an hour--an hour!--telling us too much about el sistema in Venezuela. We needed an Intermission from that to get to the music. And Mahler's 8th is tough enough to float on its own. So cut out all the buzz and get to the music. Or make the buzz about the music. Please1

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  • Go
    Written March 1, 2012

    Mostly enjoyable

    by jvan56

    Mahler's 8th Symphony performed by the Bolivar and LA Phil symhonies, soloists, and a chorus of 1000 from Venezuela's La Sistema was an historical, primarily enjoyable event.
    The chorus sang gloriously, sometimes overpoweringly. In Part One the chorus often outsang the orchestra. In Part Two there was a better balance of sound. The female soloists, unlike the males, used the microphones in front of them, so could be heard much more clearly.
    The cameramen in LA Phil concerts need better direction to focus on orchestral musicians who are soloing; they sometimes miss their target.

    But, first, I did not expect an hour of introductory conversation and a twenty minute intermission before the concert began. Next time I view the LA Phil I won't be in a hurry to be in my seat on time!

    Overall, a positive experience that could have been better.

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  • Must Go!
    Written March 1, 2012

    Dudamel conducts Mahler Encore

    by jankre

    Absolutely loved it. The first hour was excellent and added emensely to the understanding of the whole Mahler project with Venezuela and the enjoyment of the symphony itself (my first taste of Mahler) I especially enjoyed the close-ups of Dudamel and the individual musicians. The comaraderie between the musicians of the two countries was so evident...music is such a universal language and that was so apparent. I laughed and cried and loved watching the children both during the concert and during the discussion of the teaching of music in Venezuela. Hooray for them and LA for trying it out...would that we could have something like that for our children down here in Orange County. Thank you so much for making things like this available to the public as such a reasonable price. Jan

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  • Must Go!
    Written March 1, 2012

    Abreu should be a nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize

    by monamoore594

    The performance of 1100 singers and 400 musicians was amazing -- even Dudamel was dwarfed by them! Better theater acoustics would have made the concert absolutely life-changing, but, as it was, I was moved to imagine this panorama in Syria, in lieu of the carnage on the ground.

    El Sistema has greater potential to change the world than anything I can imagine. Kudos to all concerned!

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  • Must Go!
    Written March 2, 2012

    LA Philamonic Plays Mahler with Gustavo Dudhamel, conducting

    by janetpotts


    We loved this performance with the combined orchestras of the LA Philamonic and the Venezulan National . We totally did not expect Mahler's 8th to have such great chorale misic with over 1,400 voices. Absolutely marvelous, once in a lifetime performance.

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  • Must Go!
    Written March 2, 2012

    Dudamel

    by Rod lackey

    It was awesome. I missed it at the Shrine because sold out, but this was better as it had an hour of background which was fascinating. Keep doing this and I will keep attending

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  • So-so
    Written March 5, 2012

    Sound was too thin!

    by luigi50

    I love Mahler and this was my first time going to the cinema to hear a concert. I was thrilled to go to Mahler's 8th expecting to get wonderful sound, but unfortunately it was extremely thin and hollow. I can get better miles better sound out of my cheap home speakers.

    Maybe it was that cinema in particular, Regal Fiesta 16 at Vance Jackson, San Antonio, but I was very disappointed because of the poor sound, the very reason why I went to see it.

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