Gustavo Dudamel
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Gustavo Adolfo Dudamel Ramírez |
| Born | January 26 1981  Barquisimeto, Lara, Venezuela |
| Genre(s) | Classical |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, conductor |
| Instrument(s) | Violin |
| Years active | 1999-present |
| Associated acts |
Los Angeles Philharmonic Gothenburg Symphony Orquesta Sinfónica Simón Bolívar |
| Website | www.GustavoDudamel.com |
Gustavo Dudamel Ramírez (born January 26, 1981) is a Venezuelan conductor.
Biography
Dudamel was born in Barquisimeto in the state of Lara. He studied music from an early age, and took up the violin when he was 10. He soon began to study composition. He attended the Jacinto Lara Conservatory, where he was taught the violin by José Luis Jiménez. He then went on to work with José Francisco del Castillo at the Latin-American Violin Academy.
He 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.
Dudamel began to win a number of conducting competitions, including the Gustav Mahler Conducting Prize in Germany.[1] His reputation began to spread, and he was noticed by conductors such as Simon Rattle and Claudio Abbado[2] , who accepted invitations to conduct the Simón Bolívar Orchestra in Venezuela.
Dudamel debuted with the Philharmonia, the Israel Philharmonic, and the Los Angeles Philharmonic, among others, in 2005, and also signed a recording contract with Deutsche Grammophon. In 2006, his additional guest conducting appearances included concerts with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, the Dresden Staatskapelle and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic. He made his debut at La Scala, Milan, with Don Giovanni in November 2006. On September 10, 2007, he conducted the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra for the first time at the Lucerne Festival. In March 2008, he will appear as guest conductor with the San Francisco Symphony.
In 2005, Dudamel first conducted the Gothenburg Symphony at the BBC Proms, on short notice as a replacement for the indisposed Neeme Järvi.[3] [4] In 2006, Dudamel was named Principal Conductor of the Gothenburg Symphony as of 2007.[5] He will retain his position with the Simón Bolívar National Youth Orchestra.[6]
Dudamel first guest-conducted the Los Angeles Philharmonic (LAP) at the Hollywood Bowl in 2005. His next appearance with the LAP was in January 2007. In April 2007, during a guest conducting engagement with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Dudamel was named the LAP's next music director as of the 2009-2010 season, succeeding Esa-Pekka Salonen. His initial contract in Los Angeles is for five years.[7] [8]
On April 16, 2007, Gustavo Dudamel conducted the Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra in a concert in commemoration of the 80th birthday of Pope Benedict XVI, with Hilary Hahn as solo violinist, with the Pope himself and many other church dignitaries among the audience.[9]
Personal life
Dudamel married his longtime girlfriend, Eloísa Maturén, in 2006 in Caracas. The Simón Bolívar National Youth Orchestra combined forces with the Schola Cantorum to make the event a special musical celebration. The wedding took place in the cathedral at the Universidad Católica Andrés Bello in Montalbán, a suburb of Caracas. Maturén, also a Venezuelan native, is a classically trained ballet dancer and a journalist.
References
- ^ Sue Steward. "He's astonishingly gifted", Telegraph, 23 Feb 2006. Retrieved on 2007-08-16.
- ^ Geoffrey Norris. "BBC Proms 2007: Why I'm worried about Gustavo", Telegraph, 16 August 2007. Retrieved on 2007-09-02.
- ^ Charlotte Higgins. "Conducting prodigy to make Proms debut at 24", The Guardian, 4 August 2005. Retrieved on 2007-09-02.
- ^ Tim Ashley. "Gothenburg SO/Dudamel (review of Prom 30, 2005)", The Guardian, 8 August 2005. Retrieved on 2007-09-02.
- ^ Vivien Schweitzer. "Gustavo Dudamel Appointed Principal Conductor of the Gothenburg Symphony", Playbill Arts, 13 Apr 2006. Retrieved on 2007-08-16.
- ^ Richard Morrison. "True class: South America’s lightning conductor", The Times, 15 Feb 2007. Retrieved on 2007-08-16.
- ^ Mark Swed. "Maestro will pass baton to up-and-comer in '09", Los Angeles Times, 8 April 2007. Retrieved on 2007-08-16.
- ^ Matthew Westphal. "Gustavo Dudamel to Succeed Esa-Pekka Salonen at LA Philharmonic in 2009", Playbill Arts, 8 April 2007. Retrieved on 2007-09-02.
- ^ Nicole Winfield. "Pope marks 80th birthday with concert", The Boston Globe, 16 Apr 2007. Retrieved on 2007-08-16.
External links
- Gustavo Dudamel official website
- Askonas Holt: Gustavo Dudamel
- Gustavo Dudamel biography at Deutsche Grammophon
- Gustavo Dudamel and Eloísa Maturen's civil wedding (Spanish), el universal.com, 25 November 2005 – includes wedding photographs
- Centro Nacional Audiovisual de Música Inocente Carreño
| Gothenburg Symphony Principal Conductors |
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Wilhelm Stenhammar (1906) • Tor Mann (1922) • Issay Dobrowen (1941) • Dean Dixon (1953) • Sergiu Comissiona (1967) • Sixten Ehrling (1974) • Charles Dutoit (1976) • Neeme Järvi (1982) • Mario Venzago (2004) • Gustavo Dudamel (2007) |
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