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Gustavo Dudamel Dudamel in 2008 Background information Birth name Gustavo Adolfo Dudamel Ramírez Born January 26, 1981 Barquisimeto, Lara, Venezuela Genres Classical Occupation(s) Composer, conductor Instruments Violin Years active 1999–present Associated acts Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra Website www.GustavoDudamel.com (http://www.gustavodudamel.com) Gustavo Dudamel From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Gustavo Adolfo Dudamel Ramírez (born January 26, 1981) is a Venezuelan conductor and violinist. He is the music director of the Orquesta Sinfónica Simón Bolívar and the Los Angeles Philharmonic. He is honorary conductor of the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra in Gothenburg, Sweden. Contents 1 Life and career 1.1 Early life 1.2 Conducting career 1.3 Music director, Los Angeles Philharmonic 2 Awards and media 3 Personal life 4 Discography 5 References 6 External links Life and career Early life Dudamel was born in Barquisimeto, Venezuela, the son of a trombonist and a voice teacher. [1] He studied music from an early age, becoming involved with El Sistema, the famous Venezuelan musical education program, and took up the violin at age ten. He soon began to study composition. He attended the Jacinto Lara Conservatory, where José Luis Jiménez was among his violin teachers. He then went on to work with José Francisco del Castillo at the LatinAmerican Violin Academy. Dudamel began to study conducting in 1995, first with Rodolfo Saglimbeni, then later with José Antonio Abreu. In 1999, he was appointed music director of the Orquesta Sinfónica Simón Bolívar, the national youth orchestra of Venezuela, and toured several countries. He attended Charles Dutoit's master class in Buenos Aires in 2002, and worked as assistant for Simon Rattle in Berlin and Salzburg in 2003. Conducting career
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Dudamelin2008
Backgroundinformation
Birthname GustavoAdolfoDudamelRamrez
Born January26,1981Barquisimeto,Lara,Venezuela
Genres Classical
Occupation(s) Composer,conductor
Instruments Violin
Yearsactive 1999present
Associatedacts
SimonBolivarYouthOrchestra,LosAngelesPhilharmonic,GothenburgSymphonyOrchestra
Website www.GustavoDudamel.com(http://www.gustavodudamel.com)
GustavoDudamelFromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia
GustavoAdolfoDudamelRamrez(bornJanuary26,1981)isaVenezuelanconductorandviolinist.HeisthemusicdirectoroftheOrquestaSinfnicaSimnBolvarandtheLosAngelesPhilharmonic.HeishonoraryconductoroftheGothenburgSymphonyOrchestrainGothenburg,Sweden.
Contents
1Lifeandcareer1.1Earlylife1.2Conductingcareer1.3Musicdirector,LosAngelesPhilharmonic
2Awardsandmedia3Personallife4Discography5References6Externallinks
Lifeandcareer
Earlylife
DudamelwasborninBarquisimeto,Venezuela,thesonofatrombonistandavoiceteacher.[1]Hestudiedmusicfromanearlyage,becominginvolvedwithElSistema,thefamousVenezuelanmusicaleducationprogram,andtookuptheviolinatageten.Hesoonbegantostudycomposition.HeattendedtheJacintoLaraConservatory,whereJosLuisJimnezwasamonghisviolinteachers.HethenwentontoworkwithJosFranciscodelCastilloattheLatinAmericanViolinAcademy.
Dudamelbegantostudyconductingin1995,firstwithRodolfoSaglimbeni,thenlaterwithJosAntonioAbreu.In1999,hewasappointedmusicdirectoroftheOrquestaSinfnicaSimnBolvar,thenationalyouthorchestraofVenezuela,andtouredseveralcountries.HeattendedCharlesDutoit'smasterclassinBuenosAiresin2002,andworkedasassistantforSimonRattleinBerlinandSalzburgin2003.
Conductingcareer
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Dudamelhaswonanumberofconductingcompetitions,includingtheGustavMahlerConductingPrizeinGermanyin2004.[2]Hisreputationbegantospread,attractingtheattentionofsuchconductorsSimonRattleandClaudioAbbado,whoacceptedinvitationstoconducttheSimnBolvarOrchestrainVenezuela.[3]DudameldebutedwiththePhilharmonia,theIsraelPhilharmonic,andtheLosAngelesPhilharmonic,amongothers,in2005,andalsosignedarecordingcontractwithDeutscheGrammophon.
In2005,DudamelfirstconductedtheGothenburgSymphonyattheBBCProms,onshortnoticeasareplacementforNeemeJrvi.[4][5]In2006,theGothenburgSymphonynamedDudamelitsnextprincipalconductor.[6]Hetookuphispostin2007[1]untiltheendofhiscontractin2012.[7]
DudamelmadehisdebutatLaScala,Milan,withDonGiovanniinNovember2006.OnSeptember10,2007,heconductedtheViennaPhilharmonicOrchestraforthefirsttimeattheLucerneFestival.OnApril16,2007,GustavoDudamelconductedtheStuttgartRadioSymphonyOrchestrainaconcertincommemorationofthe80thbirthdayofPopeBenedictXVI,withHilaryHahnassoloviolinist,withthePopeandmanyotherchurchdignitariesamongtheaudience.[8]
In2013,DudamelconductedtheSimonBolivarSymphonyOrchestraduringthefuneralofVenezuelanPresidentHugoChvez.DudamelcontinuestoretainhispositionwiththeSimnBolvarNationalYouthOrchestra.[9]
Musicdirector,LosAngelesPhilharmonic
DudamelmadehisUSconductingdebutwiththeLosAngelesPhilharmonic(LAP)attheHollywoodBowlonSeptember13,2005inaprogramconsistingof"LaNochedelosMayas"bySilvestreRevueltasandtheTchaikovskySymphonyNo.5.[10]DudamelwassubsequentlyinvitedbacktoconducttheorchestraatWaltDisneyConcertHallinJanuary2007inperformancesof"DancesofGalnta"byZoltnKodly,thethirdpianoconcertoofSergeiRachmaninoffwithYefimBronfmanassoloist,andBlaBartk'sConcertoforOrchestra(thelatterofwhichwasrecordedliveandsubsequentlyreleasedbyDeutscheGrammophon).
InApril2007,duringaguestconductingengagementwiththeChicagoSymphonyOrchestra,DudamelwasnamedtheLAP'snextmusicdirectorasofthe20092010season,succeedingEsaPekkaSalonen.HisinitialcontractinLosAngeleswasforfiveyears,beginninginSeptember2009.[11][12][13]
DudamelbeganhistenureasMusicDirectoroftheLosAngelesPhilharmoniconSeptember28,2009witharehearsalofBeethoven's9thSymphonythatincludedtheLosAngelesMasterChoraleandrepresentativesofeightcommunitybasedchoruses.HisfirstofficialrehearsalwiththeorchestrafollowedonSeptember30.OnOctober3heconductedBeethoven's9thSymphonyattheHollywoodBowlin"BienvenidoGustavo,"afreeconcert,andconductedhisofficialinauguralconcertfeaturingtheworldpremiereofJohnAdams'CityNoirandMahler'sSymphonyNo.1withhisneworchestrainWaltDisneyConcertHallonOctober8.
InFebruary2011,theorchestraannouncedtheextensionofDudamel'scontractthroughtheendofthe20182019season,includingtheorchestra's100thyearanniversary.[14]InMarch2015,theorchestraannouncedafurtherextensionofhisLosAngelesPhilharmoniccontractthroughthe20212022season.[15]
Awardsandmedia
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Dudamelandhiswife,ElosaMaturn
DudamelisfeaturedinthedocumentaryfilmTocaryLuchar,whichcoversElSistema.DudamelandtheOrquestaSinfnicaSimnBolvarreceivedtheWQXRGramophoneSpecialRecognitionAwardinNewYorkCityinNovember2007.AnotherUStelevisionnewsfeatureonDudamelwason60MinutesinFebruary2008,entitled"GustavotheGreat".
OnJuly23,2009,DudamelwasselectedbytheEighthGlennGouldPrizelaureateJosAntonioAbreuaswinneroftheprestigiousTheCityofTorontoGlennGouldProtgPrize.
Dudamelisfeaturedinthe2011documentary"LetTheChildrenPlay,"afilmwhichfocusesonhisworkadvocatingformusicasawaytoenrichchildren'slives.[16]
Gramophone,theBritishclassicalmusicmagazine,namedDudamelits2011GramophoneArtistoftheYear.PastrecipientsoftheawardincludeYoYoMa,MichaelTilsonThomas,RiccardoChailly,CeciliaBartoliandAntonioPappano,tonameonlyafew.OnFebruary12,2012,DudamelwonaGrammyAwardforBestOrchestralPerformance,forhisrecordingofBrahmsSymphonyNo.4forthelabelDeutscheGrammophon.
Personallife
DudamelmarriedElosaMaturn,in2006inCaracas.Maturn,alsoaVenezuelannative,isaclassicallytrainedballetdancerandajournalist.TheSimnBolvarNationalYouthOrchestracombinedforceswiththeScholaCantorumdeVenezuelaandtheOrfeonUniversitariooftheUniversidadCentroccidentalLisandroAlvaradotomaketheeventaspecialmusicalcelebration.TheweddingtookplaceinthechapelattheUniversidadCatlicaAndrsBelloinMontalbn,asuburbofCaracas.Theyhaveason,MartnDudamelMaturn,aU.S.citizen.[17]InMarch2015,thecouplefiledpapersfordivorce.[15]
Discography
2006
Beethoven:SymphoniesNos.5&7[w/theSimnBolvarYouthOrchestraofVenezuela]CD
2007
BirthdayConcertforPopeBenedictXVI[w/HilaryHahn&theRadioSinfonieorchesterStuttgart]DVDMahler:SymphonyNo.5[w/theSimnBolvarYouthOrchestraofVenezuela]CD
