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The Lebrecht Interview

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Classical music critic Norman Lebrecht talks to major figures in the field

The Lebrecht Interview: Gustavo Dudamel

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16/07/2012

Gustavo Dudamel

BBC Radio 3 - The Lebrecht Interview, Gustavo Dudamel

Norman Lebrecht in conversation with the Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Dudamel.

Norman Lebrecht in conversation with the Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Dudamel, Music Director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic and one of the hottest properties in classical music.

The Lebrecht Interview is the interview series that runs during the Proms season in which the writer and broadcaster Norman Lebrecht talks to key figures in the world of classical music. 

Today, Norman is in conversation with the Venezuelan conductor, Gustavo Dudamel, Music Director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic and of the Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela. 

Dudamel is a walking advertisement for the success of the extraordinary El Sistema music education project in which poor children in Venezuela are given the opportunity and financial support to train in an orchestra. A product of that system, Gustavo Dudamel has become a byword for joyous, passionate music making, his concerts celebrated almost as religious events. In this interview, Norman Lebrecht talks to the man behind the hype. How heavily does Dudamel feel the weight of reputation?

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