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In the face of budget cuts, the Los Angeles Philharmonic is reducing its East Los Angeles youth orchestra program championed by outgoing star conductor Gustavo Dudamel by cutting staff and daily operations.

Last week, in an email to the students’ parents, the nonprofit organization announced that it would need to “significantly modify” the programming at the Esteban E. Torres High School site “due to unanticipated financial and funding challenges for the organization.”

The Youth Orchestra Los Angeles (YOLA) has offered a free musical education to students ages 5 through 18 since 2007. Run by the L.A. Phil, students get access to free instruments and get the firsthand experience of

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