Gustavo Dudamel and the LA Phil tune up for their ‘dream’ gig at Coachella

On Tuesday afternoon, the spring heat crackled over a near-empty Hollywood Bowl. The L.A. Phil had pulled down a sun visor over the stage for their rehearsals, where music and artistic director Gustavo Dudamel led the orchestra through a few heavy-hitter moments of their upcoming set this weekend. On Saturday evening, the Phil will trek … Read more

L.A.’s classical KUSC will merge programming with San Francisco sister station

Roll over Beethoven and tell Tchaikovsky the news: Los Angeles will soon be sharing its venerable classical music radio station KUSC with San Francisco. Starting this summer, KUSC and the Bay Area’s KDFC will combine their programming and on-air staffs. Both USC-owned stations will present their broadcasts in a single audio feed under the moniker … Read more