The American SetA Martini Toast for Gustavo Dudamel as He Takes Up the Baton in New York
New York lifted a glass to Gustavo Dudamel this season, with guests toasting the maestro as he arrives at the New York Philharmonic. The welcome fits the moment. The Philharmonic is the oldest of the country's five great orchestras, and when it changes leaders, the whole city takes notice. A martini is a fitting drink for the occasion: classic, exact, and very much a New York choice for greeting a conductor at the start of his tenure. For readers who follow who stands at the center of the city's grandest rooms, few new arrivals matter more than the person now leading its most storied orchestra.
With reporting from Vogue.