Gustavo Dudamel

It's a physical challenge. It's a spiritual challenge. I'm studying almost every day a different symphony, not returning to any one for a week. ↗

— Gustavo Dudamel

#any #challenge #day #different #every

It's not that people don't like classical music. It's that they don't have the chance to understand and to experience it. ↗

— Gustavo Dudamel

#classical #classical music #experience #like #music

Los Angeles is a very special city. It's a great ethnic mix, a great cultural mix. ↗

— Gustavo Dudamel

#city #cultural #ethnic #great #los

My material life is simple. ↗

— Gustavo Dudamel

#material #simple

Of course, we also have to play in concert halls. This is our dream when you are a musician - to play in a good, comfortable hall with a wonderful acoustic. ↗

— Gustavo Dudamel

#also #comfortable #concert #course #dream

Recently, I went to a disco with friends, and all the young people were saying, 'Dudamel, we want to go to your concert, but it's impossible because it's sold out.' It's really amazing. ↗

— Gustavo Dudamel

#because #concert #disco #friends #go

We have to go and show these people what classical music is. We say sometimes that classical music has a small audience, but it's because people don't have the chance to be closer to it. ↗

— Gustavo Dudamel

#because #chance #classical #classical music #closer

When people feel that something really special is happening on the stage, things change. ↗

— Gustavo Dudamel

#feel #happening #people #really #something

Whenever I listen to a children's orchestra, I learn. They feel everything, they enjoy everything, they have amazing energy. ↗

— Gustavo Dudamel

#children #energy #enjoy #everything #feel

With an orchestra you are building citizens, better citizens for the community. ↗

— Gustavo Dudamel

#building #citizens #community #orchestra #you