Gustavo Dudamel
Biography
Gustavo Dudamel is a Venezuelan conductor who joined El Sistema, his country's social action music program, as a child in 1986 and has led the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra as music director since 1999. Born in Barquisimeto to a trombonist father and a voice teacher mother, he studied violin and composition before taking up conducting in 1995. After winning the Gustav Mahler Conducting Competition in 2004, he became principal conductor of the Gothenburg Symphony and music director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and in 2026 he became Music and Artistic Director of the New York Philharmonic, the first Latin American to hold the post. He has appeared at La Scala, the Metropolitan Opera and the Vienna Philharmonic's New Year's Day Concert, collected Grammy Awards for recordings of Brahms and Mahler, and made a cameo appearance as Trollzart in Trolls World Tour (2020).
45years old
Turns 46 on January 26in 105 days
- Born Barquisimeto
- Star sign: AquariusThe sign runs January 20 to February 18
- Gustavo Adolfo Dudamel Ramírez (birth name)Also credited as Gustávo Adolfo Dudamel Ramírez
Movie Career
- Films
- 5
- Career span
- 6 years2018 to 2024
Every film, newest first
- 2024Music by John WilliamsIMDb rating 8.2
- 2021Brian Wilson: Long Promised RoadIMDb rating 7.3
- 2021Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los AngelesIMDb rating 7.3
- 2020Trolls World TourIMDb rating 6.1
- 2018The Nutcracker and the Four RealmsIMDb rating 5.6
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Big break
In 2015, John Williams personally asked Dudamel to conduct the opening and end titles for the soundtrack and film of Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
A first
Dudamel became the youngest conductor to lead the Vienna Philharmonic's New Year's Day Concert when he conducted the event on 1 January 2017.
A first
Dudamel was named the New York Philharmonic's next Music and Artistic Director, the first Latin American to hold that post, effective with the 2026-2027 season.
Early training
Dudamel began his music training in 1986 through El Sistema, the Venezuelan social action music program, where he started violin lessons and soon studied composition.
First role
On 13 September 2005, Dudamel led the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl, his first time conducting in the US. The program paired Silvestre Revueltas's "La Noche de los Mayas" with Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 5.
Big break
Dudamel won the Gustav Mahler Conducting Competition in Germany in 2004, a victory that helped spread his reputation and attract conductors like Simon Rattle and Claudio Abbado.
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Worked with
Gustavo Dudamel made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Anna Kendrick's page
James Corden's page
All films by Joe Johnston
Lasse HallströmDirector, 1 film, 2018
All films by Lasse Hallström
All films by David P. Smith
Awards
Eight awards and honors from 2007 to 2023.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| 2023 | Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences | Won | |
| 2020 | Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts | Won | |
| 2010 | Eugene McDermott Award in the Arts at MIT | Won | |
| 2007 | Order of Francisco de Miranda | Won | |
| Classic Brit Awards | Won | ||
| Glenn Gould Prize | Won | ||
| Honorary doctor of the University of Gothenburg | Honorary | ||
| Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame | Honored | ||
Online
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