Recently, I went to a disco with friends, and all the young people were saying, Dudamel, we want to go to your concert, but its impossible because its sold out. Its really amazing. – Gustavo Dudamel
Whenever I listen to a childrens orchestra, I learn. They feel everything, they enjoy everything, they have amazing energy. – Gustavo Dudamel
A friend gave me a CD of the Pathetique Symphony as a Christmas present. I went home, and I put on the CD expecting to listen to Tchaikovsky. But it started ta ta ta taaa. It was too long for me. I didnt understand it at first, but then I fell in love, in love, in love. – Gustavo Dudamel
My relationship with the Philharmonia Orchestra brought me many times to London and I will always reflect positively on that early period of development with them – their patience, their warmth, their dedication. – Gustavo Dudamel