The conductor in action

Gustavo Dudamel conducts the L.A. Phil in Beethoven's "Eroica" Symphony at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles on Oct. 04, 2012. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times / January 1, 2013)

July 22: Performs with Rubén Blades and the Bolívar orchestra at Caracas' Carlota Airport before a crowd of 220,000.


July 31 and Aug 1: Gives free outdoor concerts with Bolívar orchestra in the Venezuelan cities of Maracay and Valencia.


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Aug. 12-19: His annual stint at the Hollywood Bowl features "Rigoletto" and the "Americas and Americans Festival," where he performs for the first time with tenor Plácido Domingo.

Sept. 27-30: Opening weekend of his fourth L.A. Phil season launches with a gala dance program and the world premiere of Steven Stucky's symphony.

Oct.: Mounts Oliver Knussen's "Where the Wild Things Are" at Disney Hall in a multimedia staging.

Oct. 25: Conducts a special concert at La Scala for Daniel Barenboim's 70th birthday, which included the world premiere of Elliott Carter's "Dialogues II," less than a month before the composer dies at 103.

Nov. 6-17: Conducts seven performances of "Rigoletto" at La Scala.

Nov. 29 -Dec. 11: U.S. tour with Bolívar orchestra to Berkeley, Chicago, Washington, D.C., Philadelphia and New York, where the orchestra is the centerpiece of Carnegie Hall's "Voices From Latin America" festival.

Dec. 6: Musical America ceremony at Lincoln Center names him 2013 Musician of the Year.

Dec. 7: Appears for the first time on "Charlie Rose."

Dec. 17-31: Work on film score for "Bolívar."