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Gustavo Dudamel Ramírez (born January 26, 1981) is a Venezuelan conductor.

Dudamel was born in Barquisimeto, Venezuela. 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 Academy of Violin.

He began to study conducting in 1996, first with Rodolfo Saglimbeni, then later with José Antonio Abreu. He was appointed music director of the Simón Bolívar National Youth Orchestra of Venezuela in 1999, and toured several countries.

Dudamel began to win a number of conducting competitions, including the Gustav Mahler conducting competition in Germany.^[1] His reputation began to spread, and he was noticed by conductors such as Sir Simon Rattle and Claudio Abbado, who accepted invitations to conduct the Simón Bolívar orchestra in Venezuela.

Dudamel debuted with the Philharmonia Orchestra, the Israel Philharmonic, and the Los Angeles Philharmonic, among others, in 2005, and also signed a recording contract with Deutsche Grammophon. In 2006 he appeared with yet more world-class orchestras including 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, He will be performing with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in April 2007; in March 2008 he will appear as guest conductor with the San Francisco Symphony.

Dudamel has been named Principal Conductor of Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra as of 2007. He will retain his position with the Simón Bolívar National Youth Orchestra.^[2]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Gustavo Dudamel's Official Website
• Askonas Holt: Gustavo Dudamel
• Gustavo Dudamel – a biographical timeline from 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

[edit] See also

• Venezuela
• Venezuelan music