Venezuelan Pride: Gustavo Dudamel to the Walk of Fame

"The man who rejuvenates classical music". So cataloged National Geographic magazine, in 2010, the director of orchestras native city of Barquisimeto (Venezuela), Gustavo Dudamel, who not to reap success both nationally and internationally.

He also described as "musical genius" head of the Los Angeles Philharmonic (United States), Symphony Gothenburg (Sweden) and SBYOV (Venezuela); You will receive next year 2017, popular star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

The scoop was released last Tuesday, June 28, by Vin Di Bona, chairman of the Walk of Fame Committee, who also reported that the remembered singer tex-mex, Selena Quintanilla, also receive this award as a posthumous tribute. Also, between film and television artists who will be recipients include Amy Adams, Jason Bateman, Goldie Hawn, Dwayne Johnson, Chris Pratt, Ryan Reynolds, Mark Ruffalo, Eva Longoria, Hugh Laurie, Keri Russell, among others.

It is recalled that among the achievements of the Venezuelan artist in recent years include the participation of the Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra at the Proms in the city of London, interpreting Symphony No. 2 "Resurrection of Gustav Mahler" in commemoration of the centenary of the composer's death (2011); participation by the Puerto Rican group Calle 13, at the Latin Grammy, playing the theme Latin America (2011); obtaining, by the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Grammy Award for best orchestral performance, for the staging of the Symphony No. 4 by Brahms (2012); the composition of the soundtrack for the film production Libertador (2013); and the invitation by John Williams, composer and American orchestras, to drive the opening and closing music from the movie Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens.

Then recalls the time Dudamel conducted, in front of hundreds of spectators, the subject of the recent film of the saga of Star Wars. May the force be with you: