Birthday wishes, maestro! ❤️ Gustavo Dudamel conducts the London Symphony Orchestra in Richard Strauss’ ‘Don Juan’ during a rehearsal at the Barbican in May 2025, when he made his LSO debut. Dudamel is the music director of the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra and the Los Angeles Philharmonic. He is also scheduled to become the Music and Artistic Director of the New York Philharmonic this year. He turns 45 today. | Classic FM

[NEW TO THE CATALOGUE] 🎆 "After the big earthquake, the sky opens, the trumpets come in, calmly, and with them comes the judgment of men..." - this is how Gustavo Dudamel describes the terrifying Dies iræ. 💥 Let's enjoy this newly added performance of Verdi’s Requiem, recorded in 2013 with LA Phil. https://cutt.ly/jQGTkrO | medici.tv

78K views · 214 reactions | LA Phil Music Director, Gustavo Dudamel, conducts Stravinsky’s “The Firebird.” | Great Performances l PBS | Facebook

579K views · 141 reactions | The maestro becomes the soloist! Itzhak Perlman turns the tables on Gustavo Dudamel and leads him and the LA Phil through Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto at today’s practice. You can see them in their usual roles tonight #atthebowl hollywoodbowl.com/dudamel | Hollywood Bowl | Facebook

Beethoven to make your heart race, from Gustavo Dudamel – our Artist of the Week – and the Símon Bolívar Symphony Orchestra. Today is your last chance to download the whole symphony, absolutely free: classfm.co/FreeBeethoven | Classic FM