Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela

In the organizer's words:

Venezuelan star conductor Gustavo Dudamel and the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela invite you to a South American evening: they play works by composers from their home continent - and by Tchaikovsky. This is not a contradiction, on the contrary. Tchaikovsky's music is extremely present in Venezuela, as Dudamel said in an interview. He recalled a concert by his orchestra at the end of which many young compatriots demanded a particular encore: the last movement of Tchaikovsky's Fourth Symphony. "Like at a pop concert, when people call out for their favorite pieces," says Dudamel.

At the Latin American evening at the Isarphilharmonie, Dudamel will also conduct Tchaikovsky's important symphony, this drama of the soul with the sounds of a wild folk festival in the finale. The audience can look forward to a fiery interpretation by the spirited conductor, who conveys enthusiasm and joy in music like no other and presides over the most important orchestras in the world: he has been Music Director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra since 2009 and will take over the direction of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra in 2026.