I think the atmosphere of a Prom concert can change your life, in the best way. It's so deep, the feeling you have there. The audience is so close, and there are so many of them, that you feel they… — Gustavo Dudamel Copy Share Image
Going to a concert can sometimes be very difficult. It can be a long journey. There's the ticket prices. But when the music goes… — Gustavo Dudamel Copy Share
My main goal, and it's a big one, is that every child has a chance to get close to music - as a right… — Gustavo Dudamel Copy Share
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… — Gustavo Dudamel Copy Share
I think it's a very important collaboration between the conductor and the orchestra - especially when the conductor is one more member of the… — Gustavo Dudamel Copy Share
You have to believe that things will happen, you have to work and love what you're doing. — Gustavo Dudamel Copy Share
Whenever I listen to a children's orchestra, I learn. They feel everything, they enjoy everything, they have amazing energy. — Gustavo Dudamel Copy Share
A friend gave me a CD of the 'Pathetique' Symphony as a Christmas present. I went home, and I put on the CD expecting… — Gustavo Dudamel Copy Share
People say that having three orchestras is a crazy life, but it's better because you have three families. I want to have my own… — Gustavo Dudamel Copy Share
When you play Mozart, it's so clean, it's so simple. It's the body naked. — Gustavo Dudamel Copy Share
When people feel that something really special is happening on the stage, things change. — Gustavo Dudamel Copy Share
Los Angeles is a very special city. It's a great ethnic mix, a great cultural mix. — Gustavo Dudamel Copy Share