“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.” DevelopmentPeriodsPatienceLondonWarmthDedicationOrchestraPositively Author:Gustavo Dudamel
“I think it's a very important collaboration between the conductor and the 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.” ThinkingWayImportantFeelingsPlayerBuildingMembersCollaborationOrchestraConductor Author:Gustavo Dudamel
“I want to work with the big orchestras. I want to have a big family.” WantBigsOrchestraBig Families Author:Gustavo Dudamel
“Whenever I listen to a children's orchestra, I learn. They feel everything, they enjoy everything, they have amazing energy.” FeelsChildrenEnergyEnjoyOrchestra Author:Gustavo Dudamel
“With an orchestra you are building citizens, better citizens for the community.” CommunityBuildingCitizensOrchestra Author:Gustavo Dudamel
“For me to rehearse with a children's orchestra a Mahler symphony was to really work. We had three or four weeks of rehearsal with the orchestra, every day eight or nine hours, putting the First together. I had been conducting Tchaikovsky a lot and Beethoven, but Mahler was different.” FirstsChildrenDifferentTogetherThreeHoursFourWeekEightNineOrchestraRehearsalSymphonyConductingMahlerTchaikovsky Author:Gustavo Dudamel