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
I love to travel, but sometimes its nice to stay in one place. – Gustavo Dudamel
Going to a concert can sometimes be very difficult. It can be a long journey. Theres the ticket prices. But when the music goes to the community – not the community coming to the concert – they say, Wow! I didnt know that this music was so amazing! – Gustavo Dudamel
Its odd, because I used to see pictures, on telly or wherever, of what I now know to be Shaftesbury Avenue and I used to wonder what that amazing street with all the lights was. Well, now I know. I think when you get a wee taste of something, it maybe isnt what you thought it was. – Shirley Henderson