Gustavo Dudamel is set to leave the L.A. Phil at the end of his contract in 2026, when he will then take top post at the New York Philharmonic.

The charismatic Dudamel will continue his role at the LA Phil for three more years before leaving for his new orchestral home for the 2026-27 season.

For Dudamel, 44, who arrived in L.A. 17 years ago to lead the Phil, playing Coachella was “a dream, ever since I started here” he said in an interview backstage at the Bowl. Advertisement ...

The LA Phil's Gustavo Dudamel tells why it was his dream to have the symphony play Coachella. Guests included LL Cool J, Becky G, Zedd and Laufey.

Becky G and Gustavo Dudamel & LA Phil the perform at the Outdoor Theatre at the 2025 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival on April 12, 2025 in Indio, California. (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer ...

But things change, and after 17 years, Dudamel will leave the LA Phil for the same roles at the New York Philharmonic at the end of the Los Angeles orchestra’s 2025-26 season.

The LA Phil, and their special guests, are set to perform both weekends of Coachella on Saturday, April 12 and 19. They’ll perform at the Outdoor Theatre from 6:25 p.m. to 7:15 p.m.

Conductor Gustavo Dudamel, who became a global star as the music director for the Los Angeles Philharmonic, will leave the LA Phil to take over as musical and artistic director of the New York ...

For Dudamel, 44, who arrived in L.A. 17 years ago to lead the Phil, playing Coachella was “a dream, ever since I started here” he said in an interview backstage at the Bowl.