And I think he brings out the best of the personality of each orchestra that he works with. Thomas Clamor, artistic director of the German Brass Academy, emphasizes the fact that in addition to his natural musicianship, Gustavo is an extremely hard worker.
One of the most extraordinary things I ever saw from a conductor in my entire life was when he directed an entire Mahler cycle, one after the other, every evening, all 10 symphonies, first in Los Angeles and then two days later in Caracas - and all of it by heart. And he said that Maestro Abreu taught him, and they basically worked on the score backwards.
So he had to follow the melody and sing it from the end to the beginning. In this way, you really remember how it goes. The reality is what we have when we are making music in the moment. Reality is alive. The body begins to move, and you feel it, and it really expresses something.
When children play, it is in a timeless universe. It just happens. And Gustavo is directly in touch with that kind of creativity. As a listener you immediately connect with it, and you are drawn into the story that he tells. The birth of his first son has changed his life, he says. Wherever he travels, staying in touch is central to his life. Whether his family is a few blocks or an entire continent away, technology brings them closer, and Gustavo relishes the messages, images and calls when they cannot be physically together.
Gustavo glows visibly. We cannot stand back and do nothing. And through music, how many lives in Venezuela and now around the whole world have been changed? With the affirmation of the intensely positive relationship with music that he himself enjoyed as a child, and the example of the countless lives he has seen influenced since then, Gustavo is convinced that his music-making is the greatest thing he can do for his son.
Thomas Clamor, former member of the Berlin Philharmonic, has known Gustavo since he was a teenager. Gustavo is a person who needs harmony, and he gets it from his family. He likes to have his family near him, his grandmother, too, I know that; but also his friends.
Andreas Ottensamer, principal clarinetist with the Berliner Philharmoniker, has worked with Gustavo both as an orchestral member and as a soloist. Looking forward to coming back home is always something that gives you energy when you are away. For Gustavo, I think home is where his family and friends are, and this, of course, is a great advantage.
When he conducts the music of Richard Strauss or Gustav Mahler with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Gustavo Dudamel is well aware of the fact that composers themselves conducted their music with this orchestra.
At the same time, he feels it equally important to include the work of living composers on his programs. He is an inspiration for the Spanish-speaking population in cities like Los Angeles. He brings a whole different culture to the music of Brahms, and he brings people who love Brahms to the music of great Spanish-speaking composers.
In that sense I really live from day to day. But at the same time, I know that in I will be conducting an opera in a particular place. Gustavo views his current working life with a profound sense of contentment. What more could you ask for? It is a visionary power that he still sees in action. It is like home for us in the most important sense of the word.
And you learn that, and you take it with you. Trumpeter Thomas Clamor, artistic director of the German Brass Academy, believes that Gustavo has a unique role to play for the future of music as a force for social development. He is an incredible example of the fact that music education as a means of social development can work wonderfully.
He has not forgotten where he came from; on the contrary. He has a wonderful, entirely human way to communicate about music, and to ensure that people find joy in making music. It gives children and young people from disadvantaged backgrounds courage, because they can say: One of us made it. That is just one of many reasons for which he is loved all around the world for what he does. About Gustavo Explore the Story.
Chapter 1 Childhood. He began violin lessons as a child but from an early age was drawn to conducting, and at the age of 13, as a member of his youth orchestra, he put down his violin and picked up the baton when the conductor was running late. A natural, he began studying conducting with Rodolfo Saglimbeni. Dudamel gained international attention when he won the inaugural Bamberger Symphoniker Gustav Mahler Competition in Dudamel went on to become the music director of the Gothenburg Symphony — , where he now holds the title of Honorary Conductor.
Since then, Dudamel has become one of the most decorated conductors of his generation. Leading publications such as Musical America and Gramophone have named him as their artist of the year.
For the Los Angeles Philharmonic under Dudamel, not only is the breadth of audiences reached remarkable, but also the depth of programming. The season also features a Schumann festival, including a new production of Das Paradies und die Peri , staged by Peter Sellars.
Now in his 19th year as Music Director of the El Sistema project in Venezuela, Dudamel remains committed to his vision that music unites and transforms lives, and he advocates the combination of music and the arts as essential to the education of young people around the world. In addition to his ongoing commitment to the children, teachers and orchestras of El Sistema in Venezuela, Dudamel devotes much of his time to education and programs promoting social change through art.
Dudamel has appeared at the United Nations and the White House to raise awareness for the role of music education in social development. Further afield, he has worked on numerous occasions with El Sistema Japan and with the Sendai Youth Philharmonic in the wake of the tsunami.
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