The LA Phil and Gustavo Dudamel present a heartfelt tribute to the foremost composer in the film world today, John Williams. “Celebrating John Williams” features a tour-de-force live concert of the multi-award-winning composer’s unforgettable scores for films, including “Jurassic Park”, “Star Wars”, “Harry Potter”, “Indiana Jones”, “Jaws” and many more.
Listen to an excerpt from the world premiere of John Williams' 'Soundings', as performed by the Los Angeles Philharmonic under the baton of Gustavo Dudamel.
Composer, conductor and music director Gustavo Santaolalla discusses the use of Richard Wagner music in the film Melancholia and the universality of film scores at the Academy event "Behind the Score: The Art of the Film Composer" at LACMA's Bing Theater on July 21, 2014.
Gael Garcia Bernal of Amazon's "Mozart in the Jungle" shares what it was like to conduct the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl, with just a little coaching from the meastro, Gustavo Dudamel.
John Williams and Gustavo Dudamel discuss their celebration of Williams' music in concert with the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
Following last night's concert (Jan 26, 2019) at #WaltDisneyConcertHall, #JohnWilliams and the Los Angeles Philharmonic surprised our Music & Artistic Director #GustavoDudamel with a special performance of Williams' Happy Birthday Variations.
Gustavo Dudamel leads the National Children's Symphony of Venezuela in a performance of the finale of Estancia (Ginastera) in 1999.
Richard Wagner: Siegfrieds Trauermarsch (Siegfried's Funeral March) from Götterdämmerung / Gustavo Dudamel, conductor · Berliner Philharmoniker / Recorded at the Waldbühne, Berlin, 1July 2017
Maurice Ravel: Ma mère l'oye / Gustavo Dudamel, conductor · Berliner Philharmoniker / Recorded at the Berlin Philharmonie, 28 April 2012.
Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No. 12 "The Year 1917" / Gustavo Dudamel, conductor · Berliner Philharmoniker / Recorded at the Berlin Philharmonie, 19 September 2009.
Sofia Gubaidulina: Glorious Percussion, concerto for percussion ensemble and orchestra / Gustavo Dudamel, conductor · Ensemble Glorious Percussion · Berliner Philharmoniker / Recorded at the Berlin Philharmonie, 19 September 2009.
Traditionally Paul Lincke’s song “Berliner Luft” is the final encore on the famous open air concerts of the Berliner Philharmoniker at the legendary Waldbühne Berlin – one of the most appealing outdoor amphitheaters in Europe where they normally end their season. It is a song every “Berliner” knows and sings along. Gustavo Dudamel conducted the Berliner Philharmoniker at this concert in the summer 2014 with over 20.000 enthusiastic attendees.
Richard Strauss: Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche (Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks) / Gustavo Dudamel, conductor · Berliner Philharmoniker / Recorded at the Berlin Philharmonie, 2 February 2013.
Richard Strauss: Don Juan / Gustavo Dudamel, conductor · Berliner Philharmoniker / Recorded at the Berlin Philharmonie, 2 February 2013.
Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Violin Concerto in D major / Leonidas Kavakos, violin · Gustavo Dudamel, conductor · Berliner Philharmoniker / Recorded at the Berlin Philharmonie, 28 April 2012
Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 3 / Gustavo Dudamel, conductor · Berliner Philharmoniker / Recorded at the Berlin Philharmonie, 13 June 2014
Franz Schubert: Symphony No. 4 "Tragic" / Gustavo Dudamel, conductor · Berliner Philharmoniker / Recorded at the Berlin Philharmonie, 6 December 2013.
Joseph Haydn: Cello Concerto No. 1 (3rd movt) / Gautier Capuçon, cello · Gustavo Dudamel, conductor · Berliner Philharmoniker / Recording from the Berliner Philharmoniker's European Concert at the Spanish Riding School in Vienna, 1 May 2012
Together with conductor Gustavo Dudamel, the Berliner Philharmoniker are appearing in Bangkok, Taipei, Kaohsiung, Shenzhen, Xi’an and Beijing. The blog includes lots of photos and videos with impressions of our destinations and many glimpses behind the scenes.
Gustavo talks with John Dickerson about the transformative power of music, and shares his infectious excitement in performances that transmit the necessity of making art a part of your life.
Gustavo Dudamel and the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela perform the third movement of Mozart Mass in C minor from the 2013 Salzburg Festival at St Peter's Abbey, where the work was initially premiered back in 1783.
Gustavo Dudamel leads the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela in a performance of Huapango by José Pablo Moncayo at the BBC Proms in 2007.
Gustavo Dudamel and the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela perform the sixth movement of the Mozart Mass in C minor from the 2013 Salzburg Festival at St. Peter's Abbey, where the work was initially premiered back in 1783.
Gustavo Dudamel leads the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela in an encore performance of Alma Llanera by Pedro Elías Gutiérrez at the BBC Proms in 2007.
Gustavo Dudamel and the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela perform the fourth movement of Mozart Mass in C minor from the 2013 Salzburg Festival at St Peter's Abbey, where the work was initially premiered back in 1783.
Watch and listen as Gustavo Dudamel conducts a rehearsal with the UC Berkeley Symphony Orchestra when he was last at Cal Performances in Fall 2012.
Concierto de la Orquesta Sinfónica Juvenil Simón Bolívar dirigida por Gustavo Dudamel en el Festival Beethoven de Bonn de 2007.
Gustavo Dudamel and the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela perform the tenth movement of the Mozart Mass in C minor from the 2013 Salzburg Festival at St. Peter's Abbey, where the work was initially premiered back in 1783.
The Harmony Program at P.S. 129 and other New York public schools is a daily, after school music program inspired by Venezuela's national system of youth and children's orchestras, known as El Sistema. Like El Sistema, the Harmony Program is aimed at underserved kids and emphasizes music as a vehicle for developing life skills, intensive music practice made fun and the importance of an ensemble experience.
Gustavo Dudamel leads the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela in a performance of Danzón No. 2 by Arturo Márquez (Proms premiere) at the BBC Proms in 2007.
Gustavo Dudamel performs the first movement of Alberto Ginastera's Four Dances from Estancia, Op. 8a, with the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela at the BBC Proms in 2007.
LA Phil Music & Artistic Director Gustavo Dudamel shares his vision for a world in which young people are connected and enriched by music education. “Children listening, watching over children, doing music, making a family, trusting each other – that is the dream.”
Conductor Gustavo Dudamel was the recipient of the 2010 Eugene McDermott Award in the Arts at MIT, an award celebrating rising, innovative talents in the arts. This video features excerpts from his open rehearsal with the MIT Symphony Orchestra on April 16, 2010.
El Sistema, Venezuela's ground-breaking music education program, turns 40. Over the past 40 years, El Sistema has inspired individuals, institutions and groups to bring people together through music. The Los Angeles Philharmonic's Music and Artistic Director, Gustavo Dudamel was a member of El Sistema as a child. When he came to Los Angeles, he made music education a major part of his mission and the organization's mission. Our own YOLA (Youth Orchestra Los Angeles) is inspired by the El Sistema system.
Gustavo Dudamel and the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela perform the fifth movement of Mozart Mass in C minor from the 2013 Salzburg Festival at St Peter's Abbey, where the work was initially premiered back in 1783.
Gustavo Dudamel and the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela perform the seventh movement of the Mozart Mass in C minor from the 2013 Salzburg Festival at St. Peter's Abbey, where the work was initially premiered back in 1783.
Gustavo Dudamel and the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela perform the eighth movement of the Mozart Mass in C minor from the 2013 Salzburg Festival at St. Peter's Abbey, where the work was initially premiered back in 1783.
Maestro Gustavo Dudamel's special session of Youth Orchestra Los Angeles and Soma Children's Orchestra & Chorus Led by a young Venezuelan virtuoso, American and Japanese children who struggle over the challenges jointly play a 19th century masterpiece made by a great Czech composer. Passing through space and time, we are united by music. Tocar y Luchar!
Gustavo Dudamel performs Leonard Bernstein's 'Symphonic Dances from West Side Story' with the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela at the BBC Proms in 2007.
From February 23 to March 10, Gustavo Dudamel brought the Vienna Philharmonic on its first "Americas" tour, beginning at Carnegie Hall in New York and concluding at the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires with stops in Florida, Mexico City, Bogota and Santiago de Chile. It was an extremely meaningful tour for Dudamel, bringing the Vienna Philharmonic to his home continent and symbolically uniting North, Central and South America.
Driven by an unwavering belief in the power of music to heal, unite, and inspire, Gustavo Dudamel is one of the most distinguished conductors of our day.
En este importante Domingo de Resurrección, es un gran privilegio compartir con ustedes una función especial de El Sistema de la trascendente Misa en do menor de Mozart en el Festival de Salzburgo 2013 en la Abadía de San Pedro, donde originalmente se estrenó la obra en 1783.
Gustavo Dudamel and the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela perform the ninth movement of the Mozart Mass in C minor from the 2013 Salzburg Festival at St. Peter's Abbey, where the work was initially premiered back in 1783.
During "Discovery Day: El Sistema" on December 8, Carnegie Hall explores Venezuela's spectacularly successful El Sistema educational program and its influence on educational thinking in the United States. The afternoon features a keynote lecture by Dr. Leon Botstein, a panel discussion with Dr. José Antonio Abreu, and a screening of the documentary "Dudamel: Let the Children Play."
Gustavo Dudamel performs the third movement of Alberto Ginastera's Four Dances from Estancia, Op. 8a, with the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela at the BBC Proms in 2007.
Gustavo Dudamel and the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela perform the eleventh movement of the Mozart Mass in C minor from the 2013 Salzburg Festival at St. Peter's Abbey, where the work was initially premiered back in 1783.
Gustavo Dudamel is one of the world's most celebrated classical musicians, as well as conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Striving to make music more accessible, he is working with Youth Orchestra Los Angeles (YOLA), a program that offers free, high-quality music instruction to students in underserved communities. Dudamel speaks to Jeffrey Brown about why he sees art as "access to beauty."
Gustavo Dudamel performs the fourth movement of Alberto Ginastera's Four Dances from Estancia, Op. 8a, with the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela at the BBC Proms in 2007.
Venezuela's innovative system of music education takes children from violent slums and turns some of them into world-class musicians. Focusing on Gustavo Dudamel and the famous Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra, 'El Sistema' shows how Venezuelan visionary Jose Antonio Abreu has changed the lives of hundreds of thousands of children over the past three decades.
Gustavo Dudamel performs the second movement of Alberto Ginastera's Four Dances from Estancia, Op. 8a, with the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela at the BBC Proms in 2007.
Since 1975, El Sistema has shown that music is truly for everyone. Maestro Abreu’s extraordinary education program has opened doors, inspired dreams, and helped to create a more beautiful world through harmony.
Looking ahead to the upcoming #LAPhilTour, YOLA students share their excitement about participating in a cultural exchange with 65 musicians from the Korea Arts & Culture Education Services and El Sistema Korea: Orchestra of Dreams. Their experience culminates in an open rehearsal with Gustavo Dudamel.
Gustavo Dudamel leads the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela in an encore performance of the finale from Alberto Ginastera's Four Dances from Estancia, Op. 8a, at the BBC Proms in 2007.
http://www.ted.com The Teresa Carreño Youth Orchestra contains the best high school musicians from Venezuela's life-changing music program, El Sistema. Led here by Gustavo Dudamel, they play Shostakovich's Symphony No. 10, 2nd movement, and Arturo Márquez' Danzón No. 2.
Gustavo Dudamel leads the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela in a performance of Beethoven Symphony No. 4 at the Palau de la Música Catalana in Barcelona, Spain in March 2017.
Gustavo Dudamel leads the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela in a performance of Beethoven Symphony No. 7 at the Palau de la Música Catalana in Barcelona, Spain in March 2017.
Gustavo Dudamel leads the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela in a performance of Beethoven Symphony No. 7 at the Palau de la Música Catalana in Barcelona, Spain in March 2017.
Gustavo Dudamel heads back to his native Venezuela for an inspirational hometown concert at the majestic Teatro Teresa Carreno in Caracas.
Driven by an unwavering belief in the power of music to heal, unite, and inspire, Gustavo Dudamel is one of the most distinguished conductors of our day. From the great concert halls to classrooms, video screens and movie theaters, Dudamel’s remarkable career of musical achievements and championing of access to the arts for young people around the world demonstrates music’s extraordinary capacity to transform lives.
Through Gustavo Dudamel's Youth Orchestra LA (YOLA) program - inspired by Venezuela's revolutionary El Sistema - the LA Phil and its community partners provide free instruments, intensive music training, and academic support to students from underserved neighborhoods, empowering them to become vital citizens, leaders, and agents of change.
Gustavo Dudamel leads the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela in a performance of Beethoven Symphony No. 3 at the Palau de la Música Catalana in Barcelona, Spain in March 2017.
Gustavo Dudamel leads the Mahler Chamber Orchestra in a performance of Mozart’s Coronation Mass at the Burgos Cathedral in Spain in June 2021. The performance features soprano Katharina Konradi, mezzo-soprano Marina Viotto, tenor Mauro Peter, bass Tareq Nazmi, and the Orfeón Donostiarra concert choir.
Gustavo Dudamel conducts the Los Angeles Philharmonic in selections from Pyotr Tchaikovsky's "Swan Lake," including a guest star performance by Misty Copeland as the white swan.
Gustavo Dudamel leads the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela in a performance of Beethoven Symphony No. 5 at the Palau de la Música Catalana in Barcelona, Spain in March 2017.
Gustavo Dudamel leads the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela in a performance of Beethoven Symphony No. 5 at the Palau de la Música Catalana in Barcelona, Spain in March 2017.
LA Phil Music & Artistic Director Gustavo Dudamel shares his vision for a world in which young people are connected and enriched by music education. “Children listening, watching over children, doing music, making a family, trusting each other – that is the dream.”
Gustavo Dudamel leads the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela in a performance of Beethoven Symphony No. 4 at the Palau de la Música Catalana in Barcelona, Spain in March 2017.
Recorded at Carnegie Hall (New York, USA), on October 7, 2016.
Gustavo Dudamel leads the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela in a performance of Beethoven Symphony No. 8 at the Palau de la Música Catalana in Barcelona, Spain in March 2017.
Gustavo Dudamel leads the @LA Phil in Jessie Montgomery's 'Banner.'
Gustavo Dudamel leads the @laphil in the Adagietto from Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 5.
Gustavo Dudamel leads the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela in a performance of Beethoven Symphony No. 1 at the Palau de la Música Catalana in Barcelona, Spain in March 2017.
Gustavo Dudamel will officially release Mozart’s Coronation Mass for free on his YouTube channel, beginning on January 22 through January 27, 2024, releasing one movement each day, culminating with the final movement on Mozart’s birthday. The video capture comes from Dudamel’s performance with the Mahler Chamber Orchestra, at the Burgos Cathedral in Spain on June 12, 2021. The performance features soprano Katharina Konradi, mezzo-soprano Marina Viotto, tenor Mauro Peter, bass Tareq Nazmi, and the Orfeón Donostiarra concert choir. This will be the first time these videos have been made available on demand for free to the public.
Gustavo Dudamel and the LA Philharmonic head to Scotland to open the 2019 Edinburgh International Festival, with a concert at Tynecastle Park that celebrates the Golden Age of Hollywood, featuring iconic themes by John Williams, Bernard Herrmann, Henry Mancini and more! This Opening Event of the 2019 Edinburgh International Festival will be livestreamed on Gustavo's YouTube at 7:00 BST.
Gustavo Dudamel leads the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela in a performance of Beethoven Symphony No. 7 at the Palau de la Música Catalana in Barcelona, Spain in March 2017.
Gustavo Dudamel leads the Mahler Chamber Orchestra in a performance of Mozart’s Coronation Mass at the Burgos Cathedral in Spain in June 2021. The performance features soprano Katharina Konradi, mezzo-soprano Marina Viotto, tenor Mauro Peter, bass Tareq Nazmi, and the Orfeón Donostiarra concert choir.
Gustavo Dudamel lanzará oficialmente la Misa de la Coronación de Mozart de forma gratuita en su canal de YouTube, comenzando el 22 de enero hasta el 27 de enero de 2024, con un movimiento por día para culminar con el movimiento final en el cumpleaños de Mozart. La captura de video es de la función de Dudamel con la Orquesta de Cámara Mahler, en la Catedral de Burgos en España el 12 de junio de 2021. La función presenta a la soprano Katharina Konradi, la mezzo-soprano Marina Viotto, el tenor Mauro Peter, el bajo Tareq Nazmi, y el coro de concierto Orfeón Donostiarra. Esta es la primera vez que los videos estarán disponibles al público gratuitamente bajo demanda.
Gustavo Dudamel leads the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela in a performance of Beethoven Symphony No. 4 at the Palau de la Música Catalana in Barcelona, Spain in March 2017.
Gustavo Dudamel leads the Mahler Chamber Orchestra in a performance of Mozart’s Coronation Mass at the Burgos Cathedral in Spain in June 2021. The performance features soprano Katharina Konradi, mezzo-soprano Marina Viotto, tenor Mauro Peter, bass Tareq Nazmi, and the Orfeón Donostiarra concert choir.
Gustavo Dudamel leads the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela in a performance of Beethoven Symphony No. 3 at the Palau de la Música Catalana in Barcelona, Spain in March 2017.
In 2011 and 2012, the Los Angeles Philharmonic presented a series of live simulcasts called LA Phil LIVE. This special series included full-concert performances with the LA Phil, led by dynamic Music and Artistic Director Gustavo Dudamel, live from both Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles as well as Dudamel's home nation, Venezuela.
Gustavo Dudamel leads the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl in the final movement of Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 4 on July 25, 2019.
Gustavo Dudamel leads the Mahler Chamber Orchestra in a performance of Mozart’s Coronation Mass at the Burgos Cathedral in Spain in June 2021. The performance features soprano Katharina Konradi, mezzo-soprano Marina Viotto, tenor Mauro Peter, bass Tareq Nazmi, and the Orfeón Donostiarra concert choir.
Gustavo Dudamel leads the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela in a performance of Beethoven Symphony No. 2 at the Palau de la Música Catalana in Barcelona, Spain in March 2017.
Gustavo Dudamel leads the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela in a performance of Beethoven Symphony No. 5 at the Palau de la Música Catalana in Barcelona, Spain in March 2017.
Gustavo Dudamel leads the Los Angeles Philharmonic in "Mars" from Gustav Holst's The Planets. Recorded August 8, 2017, at the Hollywood Bowl.
Gustavo Dudamel leads the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela in a performance of Beethoven Symphony No. 7 at the Palau de la Música Catalana in Barcelona, Spain in March 2017.
Venezuelan maestro Gustavo Dudamel leads the Met Orchestra and Chorus in an excerpt from Act I in the final dress rehearsal. 2018–19 season.
Gustavo Dudamel leads the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela in a performance of Beethoven Symphony No.9 at the Palau de la Música Catalana in Barcelona, Spain in March 2017.
Gustavo Dudamel leads the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela in a performance of Beethoven Symphony No. 6 at the Palau de la Música Catalana in Barcelona, Spain in March 2017.
Gustavo Dudamel leads the Mahler Chamber Orchestra in a performance of Mozart’s Coronation Mass at the Burgos Cathedral in Spain in June 2021. The performance features soprano Katharina Konradi, mezzo-soprano Marina Viotto, tenor Mauro Peter, bass Tareq Nazmi, and the Orfeón Donostiarra concert choir.
Gustavo Dudamel leads the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela in a performance of Beethoven Symphony No. 1 at the Palau de la Música Catalana in Barcelona, Spain in March 2017.
J'Nai Bridges with Gustavo Dudamel, Los Angeles Philharmonic and YOLA (Youth Orchestra Los Angeles) perform “Heaven and Whole World In Your Hand” during Global Goal: Unite for Our Future on June 27.
Thanks to Gustavo Dudamel and the LA Phil http://www.laphil.com/
In 2009, Gustavo Dudamel conducted his first concert as Music Director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl, leading the orchestra in Beethoven’s Ninth for a crowd of nearly 18,000 people. This summer, we look back on the first decade of a one-of-a-kind tenure. #BravoGustavo