Gustavo Dudamel

Gusatavo Dudamel, born in 1981, is a Venezuelan composer and conductor. He directs the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela as well as the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and is former director of the Gothenburg Symphony. A Grammy Award winner, he was named among Time Magazine’s most 100 influential people in 2009.

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5 May 2017

Politics & economy

I raise my voice: Gustavo Dudamel’s open letter to the Venezuelan government

Gustavo Dudamel: ’’Nothing justifies bloodshed. We must stop ignoring the just cry of the people suffocated by an intolerable crisis.’’Read the full article

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