You Learn A Lot About Each Other

I Studied Music Since I Was Four Years Old, And From That Moment I Became Part Of A Family. And That Family Has Taught Me Things; Not Only Musical Things, But Things I Have To Face In Life, And That Is Where The Success Of The System Lies

Los Angeles Is A Very Special City. It's A Great Ethnic Mix, A Great Cultural Mix.

For Me To Rehearse With A Children's Orchestra A Mahler Symphony Was To Really Work. We Had Three Or Four Weeks Of Rehearsal With The Orchestra, Every Day Eight Or Nine Hours, Putting The First Together. I Had Been Conducting Tchaikovsky A Lot And Beethoven, But Mahler Was Different.

Recently, I Went To A Disco With Friends, And All The Young People Were Saying, 'dudamel, We Want To Go To Your Concert, But It's Impossible Because It's Sold Out.' It's Really Amazing.

I Have Eaten Very Well In Los Angeles. Marvelously!