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WALK OF FAMEFor Immediate Release: January ?, 2019

Media Contact: Ana Martinez

Producer, Hollywood Walk of Fame

Main: (323) 469-8311

Press line: (323) 468-1376

Ana@hollywoodchamber.net

HOLLYWOOD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TO HONOR GUSTAVO DUDAMEL WITH

STAR ON THE HOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAME

Dudamel Celebrates His Tenth Anniversary with the Los Angeles Philharmonic

Honoree: GUSTAVO DUDAMELWHO:

Emcee: Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, President/CEO Rana Ghadban

Guest Speakers: Walk of Famers: Helen Hunt and John Williams

WHAT: Dedication of the 2,654th Star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame in the Category of Recording

6752 Hollywood Boulevard on front of Musicians InstituteWHERE:

Tuesday, January 22, 2019 at 11:30 a.m. PST

Event will be live-streamed exclusively on www.walkoffame.com

WHEN:

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The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce that distinguished conductor

Gustavo Dudamel will be honored with the 2,654th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on

Tuesday, January 22, 2019, at 11:30 a.m. PST. The star will be dedicated in the category of

Recording at 6752 Hollywood Boulevard in front the Musicians Institute.

“Gustavo Dudamel is one of world’s premiere conductors of today’s world of classical

music. He evokes the sounds of the great classical musicians and seamlessly serves it to new and

renewed fans around the world,” said Ana Martinez, Producer of the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

“We celebrate Gustavo Dudamel’s accomplishments and welcome his classic shine to our Walk

of Fame.'

Joining Emcee Rana Ghadban, the new President & CEO of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce to unveil the star will

be Helen Hunt and John Williams.

The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce which administers the popular star ceremonies encourages people who are unable

to attend and fans around the world to watch the event exclusively on www.walkoffame.com.

Driven by an unwavering belief in the power of music to heal, unite, and inspire, Gustavo Dudamel is one of the most

distinguished conductors of our day. From the great concert halls to classrooms, video screens and movie theaters, Dudamel’s

remarkable career of musical achievements and championing of access to the arts for young people around the world demonstrates

music’s extraordinary capacity to transform lives.

Dudamel’s 2018/19 season will center around the centennial celebration of the Los Angeles Philharmonic and his tenth

year as their Music & Artistic Director. Other highlights of the season include his debut at the Metropolitan Opera conducting

Verdi’s Otello; tours with the Berlin Philharmonic, Munich Philharmonic, and Mahler Chamber Orchestra; and his first extended

academic residency at Princeton University. The L.A. Philharmonic, led by Dudamel, will also be featured on 2019’s live Oscar

broadcast.

A lifelong advocate for music education and social development through art, Dudamel himself was shaped by his

childhood experience with El Sistema, the immersive musical training program initiated in 1975 by Jose Antonio Abreu. Entering his

19th year as Music Director of the Simon Bolrvar Symphony Orchestra, Dudamel also carries on the work of his late mentor with his

ongoing commitment to El Sistema in Venezuela, and by supporting numerous Sistema-inspired projects around the world. He also

continues to expand the reach of his Youth Orchestra Los Angeles (YOLA) initiative, including the 2019 opening of a new Frank

Gehry-designed facility in Inglewood, California.

One of the few classical musicians to truly reach mainstream audiences, Gustavo Dudamel has been featured three times

on CBS’ 60 Minutes and was the subject of a PBS special, Dudamel: Conducting a Life. He has been interviewed on

role in Amazon Studio’s award-winning series Mozart in the Jungle and,

together with members of YOLA, became the first classical musician to participate in the Super Bowl Halftime Show. At John

Williams’ personal request, Dudamel guest-conducted on the soundtrack for Star Wars: The Force Awakens; he also recorded James

Newton Howard’s soundtrack to Disneys holiday blockbuster The Nutcracker, in which he makes an on-screen cameo.

CNN, Conan, The

Late Show with Stephen Colbert, and Sesame Street. He had a cameo

Gustavo Dudamel was born in 1981 in Barquisimeto, Venezuela. The Gustavo Dudamel Foundation, a registered charity,

was created in 2012 with the goal of promoting access to music as a human right and a catalyst for learning, integration, and social

change.

For more information about Gustavo Dudamel, visit: gustavodudamel.com. For more information about the Gustavo Dudamel

Foundation, visit dudamelfoundation.org

Management: Mark Newbanks, Fidelio Arts Limited, London

Public Relations: Howard Bragman, LaBrea Media

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All press must RSVP ONLY to Ana Martinez, Producer of the Walk of Fame

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