Gustavo Dudamel

Music Department
Actor
Composer

A group of Venezuelan musicians, known as the Coro de Manos Blancas, embark on a journey to stage for the first time the interpretation of Beethoven's iconic Fidelio opera in sign language, showcasing their passion and perseverance.

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El canto de las manos (2025)

Gustavo Adolfo Dudamel Ramírez (born January 26, 1981) is a Venezuelan conductor and violinist. He is currently the principal conductor of the Gothenburg Symphony in Gothenburg, Sweden, and music director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic in Los Angeles, California. Dudamel is also the artistic director of the Orquesta Sinfónica Simón Bolívar in Caracas, Venezuela.

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Awards
- 10 wins & 6 nominations total

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Known for

West Side Story

7.1

Music Department

2021

Harrison Ford, Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher, Peter Mayhew, Oscar Isaac, Brian Herring, Lupita Nyong'o, Dave Chapman, Adam Driver, Gwendoline Christie, John Boyega, and Daisy Ridley in Star Wars : Épisode VII - Le Réveil de la Force (2015)

Star Wars : Épisode VII - Le Réveil de la Force

7.7

Music Department(opening and closing credits, uncredited)

2015

Morgan Freeman, Helen Mirren, Richard E. Grant, Eugenio Derbez, Keira Knightley, Mackenzie Foy, Misty Copeland, and Jayden Fowora-Knight in Casse-Noisette et les Quatre Royaumes (2018)

Casse-Noisette et les Quatre Royaumes

5.6

Music Department

2018

Libertador

6.7

Composer

2013

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Ambroise Thomas: Hamlet, Opéra Bastille, Paris
TV Movie
- music director
- 2023
West Side Story
7.1
- conductor
- 2021
Sommernachtskonzert Schönbrunn
TV Series
- conductor
- 2019
The Oscars
5.5
TV Special
- conductor: "In Memoriam"
- 2019
Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro
Video
- conductor
- 2018
Casse-Noisette et les Quatre Royaumes
5.6
- conductor
- 2018
Puccini: La Bohème
7.9
Video
- conductor
- 2017
GUACO: Semblanza
8.2
- conductor
- 2017
Star Wars : Épisode VII - Le Réveil de la Force
7.7
- conductor: opening and closing credits
- special guest conductor (uncredited)
- 2015
Verdi: Messa da requiem
TV Movie
- conductor
- 2013
Great Performances
7.9
TV Series
- conductor
- 2009
Waldbühne 2008 - Los ritmos de la noche
TV Special
- conductor
- 2008
The Promise of Music
7.6
TV Movie
- conductor (uncredited)
- 2008
Réveillon à Caracas
TV Special
- conductor
- 2007

Actor

Happier Than Ever: Lettre d'amour à Los Angeles
7.3
- 2021
Dudamel Leads Elgar and Grieg
Video
- Hisself
- 2021
Les Trolls 2 : Tournée mondiale
6.1
- Trollzart (voice)
- 2020
Casse-Noisette et les Quatre Royaumes
5.6
- Conductor
- 2018
Tango Under the Stars with Dudamel
Video
- 2016
Tosca
Video
- 2016
Rhapsody in Blue with Yuja Wang and Dudalmel
Video
- 2016
West Side Story
Video
- 2016
Dudamel & Lang Lang
Video
- 2016
Mozart in the Jungle
8.1
TV Series
- Stage Manager
- 2015
Pagliacci & Cavalleria Rusticana
Video
- Conductor
- 2014
Dudamel & Beethoven
Video
- Conductor
- 2014
Dudamel Conducts Verdi's AIDA
Video
- Conductor
- 2013
Great Performances
7.9
TV Series
- Conductor
- 2009

Composer

Trivia
He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Live Theatre at 6752 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on January 23, 2019.

Quotes
I think it's a very important collaboration between conductor and orchestra - especially when the conductor is one more member of the orchestra in the way that you are leading, but also respecting, feeling and building the same way for all the players to understand the music.

FAQ

How old is Gustavo Dudamel?
44 years old
When was Gustavo Dudamel born?
January 26, 1981
Where was Gustavo Dudamel born?
Barquisimeto, Lara, Venezuela
What is Gustavo Dudamel's birth name?
Gustavo Adolfo Dudamel Ramírez
What is Gustavo Dudamel known for?
The Liberator, Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens, West Side Story, and The Nutcracker and the Four Realms