Gustavo Dudamel will be fulfilled a dream when Sunday raise his baton to direct the traditional New Year's Concert of the Vienna Philharmonic, which reach more than 50 million viewers in 93 countries.
"It's a dream come true," Dudamel said in Vienna during the press conference of presentation of the famous event, like all early January, will take place in the Golden Hall of the Vienna Musikverein program.
With its 35 years, the Venezuelan will thus become the youngest orchestra director to date has addressed this famous concert.
He considered it "an honor" to move to integrate the list of great teachers with the Vienna Philharmonic sent in this way his New Year greeting to the world as Herbert von Karajan, Claudio Abbado, Carlos Kleiber, Zubin Mehta, Riccardo Muti, Nikolaus Harnoncourt Seiji Ozawa and Daniel Barenboim among others.
Dudamel was also excited by the fact that British actress Julie Andrews present the televised version of the event in the United States.
"It happened sooner than expected and makes it even more special," so that after this achievement, "peace can enter paradise," said the musician enthusiasm.
"I never imagined being a child of Barquisimeto (Venezuela) and was like something really far," said the director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic (USA) and the Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra.
It was in "The System", known as the National System of Youth and Children's Orchestras of Venezuela and part symphony, where Dudamel began studying violin with only four years.
"Whenever I tell the children with whom I work and youth: dream is the most beautiful thing we have is the greatest treasure we can have, because that way we can build everything," said the teacher, reiterating its commitment to continue working for the music to reach younger.
"I think it is an achievement of all, because I grew up in 'The System', which is my family (...), these summits that one is achieving, assume it as part of a generation that has to build that space for children keep dreaming and that is, "he said.
In this context, I wanted to dedicate "this great moment to America, to our Latin American countries, my country, Venezuela".
Regarding the concert program, focusing on waltzes and polkas of the dynasty of musicians of the Strauss and some of his contemporaries, he emphasized its traditional character.
However, the Venezuelan maestro promised to make his contribution to Latin American passion as if it were "a pinch of salt" extra "a traditional recipe."
Dudamel praised the Viennese Philharmonic and was modest when assessing their own role and their relationship with them, compared with that of a couple dancing a waltz.
"I am the lady of this event, you are the elegant gentlemen, I will follow. I hope not pisaros feet too often, "he said toward the president of the orchestra, Andreas Grossbauer, present at the press conference.
The Philharmonic, which in 2017 celebrates its 175 years of existence, offers a total of 17 pieces in his "official program", to three tips, of which the first is "surprise" are added and not revealed until this time the time, while the last two are always the same: "the Blue Danube Waltz" and "Radetzky March" by Johann Strauss son and father, respectively.
Seven of the works will be "premieres", ie, will be played for the first time in this concert, including Nechledil March, Franz Lehar; the waltz "Les Patineurs" by Émile Waldteufel, and the overture to the operetta "Pique Dame" by Franz von Suppé.
Nor so far they had touched the polka "Pepita" gang "Rotunde" and "Extravagant" waltz, three of the compositions known as "King of Waltz" Johann Strauss son.
And in honor of one of the founders and directors of the Viennese orchestra, Otto Nicolai, the philharmonic will perform this time a piece of the opera "Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor" the composer said that accompanies a scene called "moonrise".
"From the public body will fall a shower of silver," said Grossbauer to emphasize the beauty of the work.
The president of the orchestra also advanced musicians will wear new costumes, created by the legendary British designer Vivienne Westwood and her husband Andreas Kronthaler Austrian.
