{"id":2435337,"date":"2026-05-28T10:14:46","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T10:14:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2435337"},"modified":"2026-05-28T10:14:46","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T10:14:46","slug":"l-a-phils-new-music-director-daniel-harding-gets-an-l-a-welcome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/l-a-phils-new-music-director-daniel-harding-gets-an-l-a-welcome\/","title":{"rendered":"L.A. Phil&#8217;s new music director, Daniel Harding, gets an L.A. welcome"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-element=\"story-body\" data-subscriber-content=\"\">\n<p>Newly announced Los Angeles Philharmonic music director <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/entertainment-arts\/story\/2026-05-26\/los-angeles-philharmonic-names-daniel-harding-its-next-music-director\">Daniel Harding<\/a> got a Sunny California welcome Tuesday. Fresh off a flight from his home in Paris, the incoming conductor was treated to In-N-Out Burger, a performance by a jazz quartet at the Beckmen YOLA Center, a tour of the Hollywood Bowl, and a Dodgers game with outgoing music director Gustavo Dudamel. <\/p>\n<p>Harding and Dudamel walked the field in personalized jerseys before the game \u2014 their shared love of taking selfies on display alongside their passion for childhood music education.<\/p>\n<p>A native of Oxford, England, Harding\u2019s trip marked the start of his transition to becoming an honorary Angeleno. Although the conductor isn\u2019t set to begin his appointment until the 2027-28 season, the L.A. Phil team treated their new leader to a day full of city hot spots. <\/p>\n<div class=\"enhancement\" data-click=\"enhancement\" data-align-center=\"\">\n<div class=\"video-enhancement\" data-vertical=\"\" data-video-disable-history=\"\">\n<div class=\"video-enhancement-player\">    <gn-video-player class=\"gvp  block relative  aspect-[9\/16] overflow-hidden  w-full bg-cms-color-brand-background lg:z-10\" data-video-player=\"\" data-video-authors=\"Quincy Bowie Jr., Katie Simons\" data-video-id=\"0000019e-6bfd-d29f-a9de-effff4300000\" data-video-platform=\"gvp\" data-video-title=\"An L.A. day with the L.A. 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Beckmen YOLA Center.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/24e9f24\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/8140x5429+0+0\/resize\/320x213!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F81%2Fee%2Fbe0509464d6ca9029a64081e8a70%2F1556145-et-daniel-harding-ride-along-klb-348.jpg 320w,https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/85fb34e\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/8140x5429+0+0\/resize\/568x379!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F81%2Fee%2Fbe0509464d6ca9029a64081e8a70%2F1556145-et-daniel-harding-ride-along-klb-348.jpg 568w,https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/0f0a06a\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/8140x5429+0+0\/resize\/768x512!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F81%2Fee%2Fbe0509464d6ca9029a64081e8a70%2F1556145-et-daniel-harding-ride-along-klb-348.jpg 768w,https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/533f630\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/8140x5429+0+0\/resize\/1080x720!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F81%2Fee%2Fbe0509464d6ca9029a64081e8a70%2F1556145-et-daniel-harding-ride-along-klb-348.jpg 1080w,https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/b5fdb1f\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/8140x5429+0+0\/resize\/1240x827!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F81%2Fee%2Fbe0509464d6ca9029a64081e8a70%2F1556145-et-daniel-harding-ride-along-klb-348.jpg 1240w,https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/8c8a5cf\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/8140x5429+0+0\/resize\/1440x960!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F81%2Fee%2Fbe0509464d6ca9029a64081e8a70%2F1556145-et-daniel-harding-ride-along-klb-348.jpg 1440w,https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/7056db6\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/8140x5429+0+0\/resize\/2160x1441!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F81%2Fee%2Fbe0509464d6ca9029a64081e8a70%2F1556145-et-daniel-harding-ride-along-klb-348.jpg 2160w\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" src=\"https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/6454467\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/8140x5429+0+0\/resize\/2000x1334!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F81%2Fee%2Fbe0509464d6ca9029a64081e8a70%2F1556145-et-daniel-harding-ride-along-klb-348.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>   <\/picture>\n<div class=\"figure-content\">\n<p>Daniel Harding arrives at the Judith and Thomas L. Beckmen YOLA Center.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<h3 id=\"plane-spotting-at-in-n-out\" class=\"subhead\">Plane spotting at In-N-Out<\/h3>\n<p>The In-N-Out Burger on Sepulveda Boulevard near LAX airport is famous for its <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@latimes\/video\/7546750704409382174\" target=\"_blank\">plane spotting<\/a>, making it the perfect first stop for the part-time Air France pilot whose fondness for aviation is rivaled only by his love of the conductor\u2019s podium. Harding enjoyed his lunch (hamburger with no cheese, plain fries and a \u201cliter of ketchup\u201d) with Kim Noltemy, president and chief executive of the L.A. Phil, and Meghan Umber, chief programming officer and president of the Hollywood Bowl. <\/p>\n<p>Harding posed for photos while biting into his hamburger, and popped onto a nearby patch of grass to smile with the planes. When he climbed onto a pole to get a better shot with an overhead plane, a member of the L.A. Phil team called out, \u201cPlease don\u2019t kill our music director.\u201d <\/p>\n<div class=\"enhancement\" data-click=\"enhancement\" data-align-center=\"\">\n<figure class=\"figure m-0\"> <picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/9f7e886\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/7981x5323+0+0\/resize\/320x213!\/format\/webp\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F0f%2F33%2F068d683546308d720d838d482971%2F1556145-et-daniel-harding-ride-along-klb-97.jpg 320w,https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/dec43ef\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/7981x5323+0+0\/resize\/568x379!\/format\/webp\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F0f%2F33%2F068d683546308d720d838d482971%2F1556145-et-daniel-harding-ride-along-klb-97.jpg 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1440w,https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/dcfc509\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/7981x5323+0+0\/resize\/2160x1441!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F0f%2F33%2F068d683546308d720d838d482971%2F1556145-et-daniel-harding-ride-along-klb-97.jpg 2160w\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" src=\"https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/8ae6350\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/7981x5323+0+0\/resize\/2000x1334!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F0f%2F33%2F068d683546308d720d838d482971%2F1556145-et-daniel-harding-ride-along-klb-97.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>   <\/picture>\n<div class=\"figure-content\">\n<p>Meghan Umber, president of the Hollywood Bowl and chief programming officer, left, and Daniel Harding eat burgers outside an In-N-Out.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<p>It was an unusually cloudy day, but the sun made a brief appearance, allowing the group to eat outside as planes roared overhead. An In-N-Out employee called it a \u201cslow day,\u201d but hundreds of tourists streamed past Harding and through the restaurant doors, suitcases in hand, on their way to and from the airport. <\/p>\n<p>At lunch, Harding met several members of the L.A. Phil\u2019s team for the first time in person. He asked their social media manager about how to get verified on Instagram, and exchanged stories about touring across the world with their videographer. Eager to learn about American culture, he asked if French fries were \u201cstill <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/archives\/la-xpm-2003-mar-12-na-fries12-story.html\">freedom fries<\/a>?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Harding spent most of the lunch nerding out over the planes in the sky. He explained to Umber how wind patterns affect landings and asked whether he could invite his friend, an Air France pilot who had just flown overhead into LAX, to an upcoming L.A. Phil event. <\/p>\n<div class=\"enhancement\" data-click=\"enhancement\" data-align-center-expanded=\"\">\n<figure class=\"figure m-0\"> <picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/ce667be\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/7713x5216+0+0\/resize\/320x216!\/format\/webp\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F69%2F83%2F289110824e5eb79d97978e395b6b%2F1556145-et-daniel-harding-ride-along-klb-272.jpg 320w,https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/b8d7ac0\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/7713x5216+0+0\/resize\/568x384!\/format\/webp\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F69%2F83%2F289110824e5eb79d97978e395b6b%2F1556145-et-daniel-harding-ride-along-klb-272.jpg 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1440w,https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/334adc9\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/7713x5216+0+0\/resize\/2160x1461!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F69%2F83%2F289110824e5eb79d97978e395b6b%2F1556145-et-daniel-harding-ride-along-klb-272.jpg 2160w\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1353\" src=\"https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/6fd51f7\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/7713x5216+0+0\/resize\/2000x1353!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F69%2F83%2F289110824e5eb79d97978e395b6b%2F1556145-et-daniel-harding-ride-along-klb-272.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>   <\/picture>\n<div class=\"figure-content\">\n<p>Daniel Harding looks at a plane flying by outside the In-N-Out Burger.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<p>Harding\u2019s short answer to whether In-N-Out lived up to the hype? \u201cThis was excellent.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"all-that-jazz-at-beckmen-yola-center\" class=\"subhead\">All that jazz at Beckmen YOLA Center<\/h3>\n<p>As Harding approached the entrance to the music education building at the Beckmen YOLA Center in Inglewood, the excitement within was palpable. Employees, alumni and donor Thomas L. Beckmen met Harding with a tunnel of boomwhackers \u2014 colorful, hollow tubes used to help children practice their rhythm. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThank you,\u201d Harding exclaimed as he ran the gantlet while crowd members cheered out \u201cYAY Maestro.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"enhancement\" data-click=\"enhancement\" data-align-center=\"\">\n<figure class=\"figure m-0\"> <picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/a55737f\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/7656x4660+0+0\/resize\/320x195!\/format\/webp\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fea%2Fc6%2Fb1dcc4ee438c88e26a82d61cd5d2%2F1556145-et-daniel-harding-ride-along-klb-751.jpg 320w,https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/744838b\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/7656x4660+0+0\/resize\/568x346!\/format\/webp\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fea%2Fc6%2Fb1dcc4ee438c88e26a82d61cd5d2%2F1556145-et-daniel-harding-ride-along-klb-751.jpg 568w,https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/2aa7b28\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/7656x4660+0+0\/resize\/768x467!\/format\/webp\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fea%2Fc6%2Fb1dcc4ee438c88e26a82d61cd5d2%2F1556145-et-daniel-harding-ride-along-klb-751.jpg 768w,https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/0599716\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/7656x4660+0+0\/resize\/1080x657!\/format\/webp\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fea%2Fc6%2Fb1dcc4ee438c88e26a82d61cd5d2%2F1556145-et-daniel-harding-ride-along-klb-751.jpg 1080w,https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/aa49372\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/7656x4660+0+0\/resize\/1240x755!\/format\/webp\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fea%2Fc6%2Fb1dcc4ee438c88e26a82d61cd5d2%2F1556145-et-daniel-harding-ride-along-klb-751.jpg 1240w,https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/97fdb38\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/7656x4660+0+0\/resize\/1440x876!\/format\/webp\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fea%2Fc6%2Fb1dcc4ee438c88e26a82d61cd5d2%2F1556145-et-daniel-harding-ride-along-klb-751.jpg 1440w,https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/eb30dcd\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/7656x4660+0+0\/resize\/2160x1314!\/format\/webp\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fea%2Fc6%2Fb1dcc4ee438c88e26a82d61cd5d2%2F1556145-et-daniel-harding-ride-along-klb-751.jpg 2160w\" sizes=\"100vw\"\/><img class=\"image\" alt=\"Daniel Harding is interviewed by a student at the Judith and Thomas L. 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Beckmen YOLA Center.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<p>Dudamel proposed training children in underserved communities when he was appointed as music director of the L.A. Phil in 2007, and the center has been one of the great achievements of his tenure. The Frank Gehry-designed facility opened in 2021 as part of a $14.5-million renovation that turned a former <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/entertainment-arts\/story\/2021-08-12\/frank-gehry-designed-concert-hall-gustavo-dudamel-yola-inglewood\">Burger King<\/a> into a state-of-the-art music school. <\/p>\n<p>Although it was Harding\u2019s first visit to the center, he already has plans to carry on Dudamel\u2019s legacy, promising the assembled team, \u201cYou won\u2019t be able to get rid of me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>YOLA alumni Kaylee Vasquez and Moses Aubrey told Harding about their experiences with the organization while taking him on a tour of the center, which Aubrey called a \u201cmagical space.\u201d Harding noted that he began playing instruments as a child in three local orchestras near where he grew up, and was eager to share his appreciation for music education.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to feed off all of this incredible enthusiasm and energy,\u201d Harding said. \u201cI think that my experience back home has been that music education and the opportunity for everyone to partake in music actively was something that we took for granted, and we lost it. I think any program that\u2019s reinforcing that and giving back that opportunity to as many people as possible is amazing, and we need it as musicians.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"enhancement\" data-click=\"enhancement\" data-align-center-expanded=\"\">\n<figure class=\"figure m-0\"> <picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/d9249b0\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/7398x4839+0+0\/resize\/320x209!\/format\/webp\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F29%2F2e%2F1d772e534de898d3540207be4b78%2F1556145-et-daniel-harding-ride-along-klb-636.jpg 320w,https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/b45b873\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/7398x4839+0+0\/resize\/568x371!\/format\/webp\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F29%2F2e%2F1d772e534de898d3540207be4b78%2F1556145-et-daniel-harding-ride-along-klb-636.jpg 568w,https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/c1b6c1d\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/7398x4839+0+0\/resize\/768x502!\/format\/webp\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F29%2F2e%2F1d772e534de898d3540207be4b78%2F1556145-et-daniel-harding-ride-along-klb-636.jpg 768w,https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/0a0b091\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/7398x4839+0+0\/resize\/1080x706!\/format\/webp\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F29%2F2e%2F1d772e534de898d3540207be4b78%2F1556145-et-daniel-harding-ride-along-klb-636.jpg 1080w,https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/ea7b3b9\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/7398x4839+0+0\/resize\/1240x811!\/format\/webp\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F29%2F2e%2F1d772e534de898d3540207be4b78%2F1556145-et-daniel-harding-ride-along-klb-636.jpg 1240w,https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/292168f\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/7398x4839+0+0\/resize\/1440x942!\/format\/webp\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F29%2F2e%2F1d772e534de898d3540207be4b78%2F1556145-et-daniel-harding-ride-along-klb-636.jpg 1440w,https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/cab4186\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/7398x4839+0+0\/resize\/2160x1413!\/format\/webp\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F29%2F2e%2F1d772e534de898d3540207be4b78%2F1556145-et-daniel-harding-ride-along-klb-636.jpg 2160w\" sizes=\"100vw\"\/><img class=\"image\" alt=\"Daniel Harding listens to students perform at the Judith and Thomas L. Beckmen YOLA Center.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/0650743\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/7398x4839+0+0\/resize\/320x209!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F29%2F2e%2F1d772e534de898d3540207be4b78%2F1556145-et-daniel-harding-ride-along-klb-636.jpg 320w,https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/1ea3676\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/7398x4839+0+0\/resize\/568x371!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F29%2F2e%2F1d772e534de898d3540207be4b78%2F1556145-et-daniel-harding-ride-along-klb-636.jpg 568w,https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/fed6d2f\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/7398x4839+0+0\/resize\/768x502!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F29%2F2e%2F1d772e534de898d3540207be4b78%2F1556145-et-daniel-harding-ride-along-klb-636.jpg 768w,https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/fa5f574\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/7398x4839+0+0\/resize\/1080x706!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F29%2F2e%2F1d772e534de898d3540207be4b78%2F1556145-et-daniel-harding-ride-along-klb-636.jpg 1080w,https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/788131f\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/7398x4839+0+0\/resize\/1240x811!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F29%2F2e%2F1d772e534de898d3540207be4b78%2F1556145-et-daniel-harding-ride-along-klb-636.jpg 1240w,https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/850642c\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/7398x4839+0+0\/resize\/1440x942!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F29%2F2e%2F1d772e534de898d3540207be4b78%2F1556145-et-daniel-harding-ride-along-klb-636.jpg 1440w,https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/dff79e6\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/7398x4839+0+0\/resize\/2160x1413!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F29%2F2e%2F1d772e534de898d3540207be4b78%2F1556145-et-daniel-harding-ride-along-klb-636.jpg 2160w\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1308\" src=\"https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/2f1818f\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/7398x4839+0+0\/resize\/2000x1308!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F29%2F2e%2F1d772e534de898d3540207be4b78%2F1556145-et-daniel-harding-ride-along-klb-636.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>   <\/picture>\n<div class=\"figure-content\">\n<p>Daniel Harding listens to students perform at the Judith and Thomas L. Beckmen YOLA Center.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<p>Harding listened intently to a jazz quartet of recent YOLA alumni \u2014 Gael Salda\u00f1a, Marcos Salgado, Isabel Mora and Amoye Olutosin \u2014 tapping his fingers to the beat throughout. After the performance, YOLA\u2019s student of the year, 16-year-old Jaelle Couch, presented Harding with a colorful gift bag of L.A. Phil and YOLA swag. The two sat down for a brief Q&amp;A, during which Harding expressed his opinions about In-N-Out, even if he wanted to keep it a secret for his son, George\u2019s, sake. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy son, he\u2019s 21, cooks such a good burger, and if I say that I prefer In-N-Out, he might stop making me burgers,\u201d Harding said, laughing. \u201cSo, just between you and me, In-N-Out\u2019s the best burger. If this is going out in the wide world, George, you still make the best burger.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Harding also discussed that while he\u2019s excited to explore everything L.A. has to offer, music is what he\u2019s most looking forward to. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s so much to discover in this incredibly exciting city, and so many contrasts, and so much vitality,\u201d Harding said, adding that at the end of the day, as a musician, he is most excited about, \u201cMaking music with these musicians, and sharing it with this audience.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"los-angeles-best-views-at-the-hollywood-bowl\" class=\"subhead\">Los Angeles\u2019 best views at the Hollywood Bowl<\/h3>\n<p>On his way to the Hollywood Bowl, Harding received his first true taste of life as an Angeleno: being stuck in crosstown traffic. After nearly an hour in the car, he made it through the hills and to the iconic band shell that serves as the L.A. Phil\u2019s second home. Wind ruffled Harding\u2019s hair as he took time to shake hands and introduce himself to every Bowl employee he came into contact with. <\/p>\n<div class=\"enhancement\" data-click=\"enhancement\" data-align-center=\"\">\n<figure class=\"figure m-0\"> <picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/dcdc260\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/8192x5464+0+0\/resize\/320x213!\/format\/webp\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fb4%2F80%2Fc4dcb11e469388cc0813e1c1dff9%2F1556145-et-daniel-harding-ride-along-klb-829.jpg 320w,https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/e500786\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/8192x5464+0+0\/resize\/568x379!\/format\/webp\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fb4%2F80%2Fc4dcb11e469388cc0813e1c1dff9%2F1556145-et-daniel-harding-ride-along-klb-829.jpg 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empty venue, describing the features that make the facility unique, including its powerful speaker system and the venue\u2019s sharp, 600-foot vertical rise. Harding walked onstage through the back doors, joking to  Ladd, \u201cQuite a nice space you got.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>After taking in the view from the stage, the team brought Harding to the nosebleed seats at the far back of the venue. Harding posed for photos against a landscape engulfed by mountains and tied together with the Hollywood Sign. At one point he stuck out his hand to pretend he held the distant band shell in his cupped palm.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s the cheesiest photo I\u2019ve ever done,\u201d he said with a smile. <\/p>\n<div class=\"enhancement\" data-click=\"enhancement\" data-align-center-expanded=\"\">\n<figure class=\"figure m-0\"> <picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/15c8757\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/8192x5464+0+0\/resize\/320x213!\/format\/webp\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F9f%2F3e%2Faaaa2ae74e9ab8320db9accbf587%2F1556145-et-daniel-harding-ride-along-klb-940.jpg 320w,https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/6f5906f\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/8192x5464+0+0\/resize\/568x379!\/format\/webp\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F9f%2F3e%2Faaaa2ae74e9ab8320db9accbf587%2F1556145-et-daniel-harding-ride-along-klb-940.jpg 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1440w,https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/37cc825\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/8192x5464+0+0\/resize\/2160x1441!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F9f%2F3e%2Faaaa2ae74e9ab8320db9accbf587%2F1556145-et-daniel-harding-ride-along-klb-940.jpg 2160w\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" src=\"https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/016bcbd\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/8192x5464+0+0\/resize\/2000x1334!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F9f%2F3e%2Faaaa2ae74e9ab8320db9accbf587%2F1556145-et-daniel-harding-ride-along-klb-940.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>   <\/picture>\n<div class=\"figure-content\">\n<p>Daniel Harding takes a photograph of the Hollywood Bowl.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<p>Despite the day\u2019s packed schedule, Harding took time alone to savor the moment \u2014 and the extraordinary hillside view. He crouched down in an attempt to find the right angle for a photo of the scene on his phone.<\/p>\n<p>With another visit now over, Harding once again received a gift bag \u2014 this one filled to the brim with Bowl merch, including a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DV9atqeDUmn\/\" target=\"_blank\">jean jacket<\/a> from a recent collaboration with Citizens of Humanity, and embroidered hats to block out the L.A. sunshine. Paying homage to both Harding\u2019s experience as a pilot and the Bowl\u2019s retro <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.laphilstore.com\/hollywood-bowl-iconic-la-do-not-fly-print.html\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cNo Fly\u201d<\/a> posters, the conductor received vintage poster prints with text requesting pilots not to fly over the venue during a concert. <\/p>\n<p>The most exciting gift, however, was likely Harding\u2019s new all-access pass to the Hollywood Bowl.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"a-bucket-list-moment-at-dodger-stadium\" class=\"subhead\">A bucket-list moment at Dodger Stadium<\/h3>\n<p>At the close of an abundant day, Harding met Dudamel at  Dodger Stadium to watch L.A.\u2019s hometown heroes take on the Colorado Rockies. The famed departing music director eagerly embraced Harding, and the pair strolled arm-in-arm as the Rockies warmed up. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese are the two managers of the team,\u201d Dudamel joked while pointing at himself and Harding. <\/p>\n<p>The musicians soon shed their black jackets in exchange for personalized Dodgers jerseys emblazoned with their last names, and numbers 11 and 12, representing their respective positions on the short list of L.A. Phil\u2019s music directors. Harding had only been in the city for a day, but he crossed off a major Angeleno bucket-list item when he walked out on the field of Dodger Stadium alongside Dudamel.<\/p>\n<div class=\"enhancement\" data-click=\"enhancement\" data-align-center=\"\">\n<figure class=\"figure m-0\"> <picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/719e449\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/8147x5434+0+0\/resize\/320x213!\/format\/webp\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F68%2F48%2F3ed41c8d44e4bb0484a960c3cc02%2F1556145-et-daniel-harding-ride-along-klb-1197.jpg 320w,https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/3a164e2\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/8147x5434+0+0\/resize\/568x379!\/format\/webp\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F68%2F48%2F3ed41c8d44e4bb0484a960c3cc02%2F1556145-et-daniel-harding-ride-along-klb-1197.jpg 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1440w,https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/e8a0f0f\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/8147x5434+0+0\/resize\/2160x1441!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F68%2F48%2F3ed41c8d44e4bb0484a960c3cc02%2F1556145-et-daniel-harding-ride-along-klb-1197.jpg 2160w\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" src=\"https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/539a8cc\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/8147x5434+0+0\/resize\/2000x1334!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F68%2F48%2F3ed41c8d44e4bb0484a960c3cc02%2F1556145-et-daniel-harding-ride-along-klb-1197.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>   <\/picture>\n<div class=\"figure-content\">\n<p>Gustavo Dudamel, left, and Daniel Harding stand in the dugout before a Rockies vs. Dodgers game at Dodger Stadium.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<p>The pair looked in on the Dodgers dugout, but didn\u2019t dare touch the players\u2019 bats (an employee likened a bat to a musician\u2019s instrument). Pretending to coach the team, Harding called out, \u201crun faster\u201d to the players on the field.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re good at this,\u201d Dudamel said, smiling.<\/p>\n<p>Harding challenged Dudamel to a race around the bases, but before the pair could lace up their cleats, Dudamel quickly told him, \u201cYou will win.\u201d Dudamel remained a big supporter of his successor, even after Harding revealed his British allegiances when he compared baseball to cricket. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cCricket is closer, and it\u2019s more running. But this is more lazy,\u201d Dudamel told Harding. <\/p>\n<p> Dodgers part-owner Alan Smolinisky joined the group as they walked around the third-oldest stadium in the MLB, and Dudamel and Harding later watched the game from the Dodgers owner\u2019s suite. <\/p>\n<p>Much of the visit was spent taking photos, but Harding used a few free moments to watch the warm-ups in front of him. Amid the cameras and crowd, Dudamel and Harding stood side-by-side as batters launched baseballs across the field. <\/p>\n<p>The cherry on top of a truly L.A. day came at the end of the night when the Dodgers delivered a blowout win, crushing the Rockies 15-6. <\/p>\n<div class=\"enhancement\" data-click=\"enhancement\" data-align-center-expanded=\"\">\n<figure class=\"figure m-0\"> <picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/adadb4f\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/8171x5450+0+0\/resize\/320x213!\/format\/webp\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa0%2F5b%2F6e9d8f1948d5a9a54d99fb730f81%2F1556145-et-daniel-harding-ride-along-klb-1182.jpg 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