Gustavo Dudamel is driven by the belief that music has the power to transform lives, to inspire, and to change the world. Currently serving as music and artistic director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic and music director of the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra, his dynamic presence on the podium and his tireless advocacy for arts education has introduced classical music to new audiences around the globe and has helped to provide access to the arts for countless people in underserved communities. In 2026 Mr. Dudamel will become the music and artistic director of the New York Philharmonic, continuing a legacy that includes Gustav Mahler, Arturo Toscanini, and Leonard Bernstein.

One of the few classical musicians to become a pop culture phenomenon, Mr. Dudamel’s film credits include Steven Spielberg’s recent adaptation of Bernstein’s West Side Story, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, The Simpsons, and he led the LA Phil with Billie Eilish in the concert film Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles. He has performed at the Super Bowl half- time show, the Academy Awards, the Nobel Prize Concert, and has worked with international superstars Christina Aguilera, Ricky Martin, Coldplay, and others. His extensive discography includes 67 releases and four Grammy Awards.

Inspired by his transformative experience as a youth in Venezuela’s immersive musical training program El Sistema, he created the Dudamel Foundation in 2012, which he co-chairs with his wife, actress and director María Valverde, with the goal to expand access to music and the arts for young people by providing tools and opportunities to shape their creative futures. In July and August 2022, the Dudamel Foundation brought its “Encuentros” initiative to the Hollywood Bowl as part of the 100th anniversary season, in a two-week intensive global leadership and orchestral training program for young musicians from around the world, culminating in a concert at the Hollywood Bowl and a tour with the “Orquesta del Encuentro” to the legendary Greek Theatre in Berkeley.

Jorge Glem is a Latin Grammy Award-winning and Grammy-nominated cuatro player, mandolinist, and musical producer. Raised in Cumaná, Venezuela, and currently residing in the United States, he is driven to present the Venezuelan cuatro as a universal instrument.

Mr. Glem has performed with Gustavo Dudamel and the Los Angeles Philharmonic, with composer and pianist Jon Batiste, and has shared the stage with Paquito D’Rivera, Jordan Rudess, Rubén Blades, Carlos Vives, Calle 13, Natalia Lafoucarde, Gaby Moreno, Guaco, Desorden Público, Ensamble Gurrufío, Gualberto Ibarreto, Sofia Rei, and Etienne Charles. Mr. Glem is also a founding member of the ensemble C4 Trio, which won a Latin Grammy for the album Tiempo al Tiempo, with renowned salsa artist Luis Enrique. They have also been nominated four previous times for this award and also been nominated for two Grammys.

In 2017 Mr. Glem initiated a social-media movement called #4CuatroMusic that reached more than 1,000 posts in only three weeks. He has won awards including El Silbón de Oro, Siembra Del Cuatro, and three Pepsi music awards. Current projects include a collaboration with folk accordionist Sam Reider, with whom he released the album Brooklyn-Cumaná. Additionally he has a unique duo project with Cuban-Venezuelan pianist, composer, and arranger Cesar Orozco with whom he released the award-winning album Stringwise.