Driven by an unwavering belief that access to beauty should be a universal human right, Gustavo Dudamel is one of the most acclaimed conductors of his, or any other, generation. From the great concert halls to classrooms, video screens and movie theaters, his remarkable career of artistic and social achievements demonstrates music’s extraordinary capacity to transform people’s lives.

In appearances at the United Nations and the White House, and in interviews ranging from CNN to 60 Minutes to Sesame Street, Dudamel has served as a passionate advocate for music education and social integration through art, sharing his own transformative experience in Venezuela's El Sistema program as an example of how music can give a sense of purpose and meaning to youth, and help them to rise above challenging circumstances. In working with the many El Sistema chapters around the world, his own YOLA (Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles), and the Gustavo Dudamel Foundation, he continues his mission to bring art and society together in expansive, impactful ways.

As a conductor, Dudamel has worked tirelessly to ensure that music reaches an ever-greater audience, with performances at the Super Bowl Half-Time show, the Nobel Prize Concert, the Vienna Philharmonic’s New Year’s Day Concert, and many more. In 2019, he was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and in 2020 he will conduct Bernstein’s iconic score for Steven Spielberg’s adaptation of West Side Story. His cinema, TV, radio, and online broadcasts, as well as his Grammy Award-winning discography, have reached hundreds of millions of people around the world. Now entering his eleventh year as Music & Artistic Director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and his 20th year as the Music Director of the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela, he has broadened both the musical landscape, and the outreach efforts, of these and other great orchestras around the world.