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 1 Share Now -
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 to the community - not the community coming to the concert - they say, 'Wow! I didn't know that this music was so amazing!' - Gustavo Dudamel 2 Share Now -
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 didn't understand it at first, but then I fell in love, in love, in love. - Gustavo Dudamel 3 Share Now -
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 4 Share Now -
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 kids very soon. In future, I still want to conduct a lot, but less, to be with my family. - Gustavo Dudamel 5 Share Now -
In my imagination yes, I remember, when I was six years old, I was conducting all this concert in my house. But now it's real. - Gustavo Dudamel 6 Share Now -
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 kids very soon. In future, I still want to conduct a lot, but less, to be with my family. - Gustavo Dudamel 7 Share Now -
