Debra Li debra_lidan@163.com Conductor Gustavo Dudamel will be conducting the Berlin Philharmonic (BPO) at Shenzhen Concert Hall this November. The program for Nov. 16 includes Leonard Bernstein’s “Symphony No. 1,” also called “Jeremiah,” with mezzo-soprano Tamara Mumford from the Metropolitan Opera, and Dmitri Shostakovich’s “Fifth Symphony.” On Nov. 17, the Berlin Philharmonic will perform Bernstein’s “Divertimento” as well as Mahler’s “Symphony No. 5.” First founded in 1882 by 54 musicians, the BPO has been rated by the British magazine Gramophone as one of the top three of European orchestras. Herbert von Karajan led the orchestra from 1955 until his resignation in April 1989, only months before his death. Under him, the orchestra made a vast number of recordings and toured widely, growing and gaining fame. Today, many Chinese classical music fans call BPO the “best symphony orchestra in the universe,” evidence of their love for the philharmonic. The fourth movement of Mahler’s “Symphony No. 5” is the most frequently performed of his works, having been used by figure skaters at Olympics, for film scores and the ABC television show “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” Dudamel, born in 1981, is widely known as one of the world’s top three younger-generation conductors, along with Daniel Harding and Yannick Nezet Seguin. The 37-year-old took up violin at 10, and then composition and conducting at 14. Dudamel has won a number of conducting competitions, including the prestigious Gustav Mahler Conducting Prize in Germany in 2004. He is now the music director of the Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra and the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Last year, Dudamel conducted the Vienna Philharmonic in their traditional New Year’s Day Concert. At 35, he was the youngest guest conductor for the event. Subsidized by government funds and Shoucai, a Shenzhen-based wine company, the concerts in Shenzhen will be less costly than in other cities. Ticket sales will start in early June. Tickets: 580-2,980 yuan Time: 8 p.m., Nov. 16 and 17 Venue: Shenzhen Concert Hall, intersection of Hongli Road and Yitian Road, Futian District (福田区红荔路和益田路交汇处深圳音乐厅) Website: www.szyyt.com | 